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The Lorax And Easter Island: An Analysis
Both The Lorax and the story of Easter Island are examples of how people in a society can damage the environment and end life as we know it. The Lorax messages were how terrible our environment is in today’s society and also included a life lesson. The issues expressed in The Lorax are water and air pollution, deforestation, and overpopulation. And in the Easter Island story, the natives showed many examples of what could happen if we use up all our resources and do not take care of our environment. There were many examples to represent environmental issues in The Lorax. One example is the Truffula trees, which provided the people with a Thneed. The Truffula trees stand for one of Earth’s natural resources. In Easter Island, the Polynesian

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