![]() Political message: While Seuss never explicitly said Horton had a hidden meaning, the book’s main proclamation of “a person’s a person, no matter how small” is seen as a call to help the disenfranchised. Horton vows to protect all the Whos despite ridicule from other animals who don’t have his super-elephant hearing skills. Turns out he’s not insane and the dust is actually the teeny planet of Whoville, filled with even teenier Whos. Plot: Horton the Elephant discovers a piece of dust that speaks. Theodore Seuss Geisel has a long history of writing political allegories. ![]() It wouldn’t be his first time he has used his children’s books to serve up cultural critiques-far from it. Seuss book published since his death 24 years ago hit stores on Tuesday, and initial reviews hint at a deeper political message within the story. ![]()
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