Why Did He Lose The Moustache?

Jan. 6th

Yertle = Hitler. Or any other dictator, for that matter.

Dr. Seuss's writing was for all people, even though it is normally thought of as reserved for children. We can see this in the mature models and morals in all of his stories. Seuss tackles racism and ethnic hatred, political squabbles, and other hard-hitting topics on the regular. It is hard, when one looks closely enough, to find a story that does not have a deeper meaning than what was once originally interpreted. Erik sought inspiration from the novel, leafing through it repeatedly to find information. Concept understood, Erik set his mind to work, although seemingly his hands sat idle.

Jan. 7th

Why did he lose the moustache?

Yertle the Turtle was originally portrayed with a Hitler-esque moustache, but this was later removed, but why? Erik sought the answer to this question. He found it. According to Seuss, "Yertle had a moustache, but I took it off. I thought it was gilding the lily a bit." Not much time left in class, Erik put his mind on idle and let the ideas flow.

Jan. 8th

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Ideas must be recorded. Today, Erik brought in his laptop to record the information in the form of the blog that you are reading now. Erik, while unable to access said laptop, watched the music video for Sequoia Throne by Protest The Hero on his iPod, drawing other connections to the iconic moustache. Back in the driver's seat, Erik looked up information on Germany's facist government, World War II, Adolf Hitler, Mussolini, and other "relevant" information.

-Erik McGowan