Major conflicts can be exposed through literature. The cold war and the war in The Butter Battle Book have similar people and events that should not be exposed to children through literature.
Leaders of major nations encounter many difficulties during the cold war. According to the authors, Mcdougal and Houghter, claim that during the early years of the cold war "Truman had suddenly become president"(603) after the death of Franklin Roosevelt. President Truman's importance during the Cold war was used as a "key figure in the early years of conflict"(603). Truman was, according to the author, "determined to ensure an open, capitalist, international economy" ("Cold war."), and would start "with the rebuilding of Europe's economic infrastructure"
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The Butter Battle Book starts "on the last day of summer" (The Butter Battle Book) when a young boys "grandfather took [him] out to the wall" (The Butter Battle Book). The grandfather told him "with a very sad shake" (The Butter Battle Book) how their "side of the wall" (The Butter Battle Book) they are "Yooks" (the Butter Battle Book), and explains how on the "other side of [the] wall live the Zooks" (The Butter Battle Book). He also claims how the "terrible horrible thing zooks do" (the Butter Battle Book) that all the zooks "eats with the butter side down" (the Butter Battle Book). He states how the "Yooks... Spread [their] bread... with the butter side up" (the Butter Battle Book) and tells the young boy that is the "right, honest way" (the Butter Battle Book) to eat butter butter on their bread.The grandfather tells the young boy of how he would watch "zooks for the zook- watching Border Patrol" (the butter Battle book) and later on was "vote and made... general" (the butter Battle book). He tells how he was unsuccessful when his "snick-berry switch" (the Butter Battle Book) was slingshot by a "zook.. name of VanItch" (the butter battle book). Every new machine the Yooks made VanItch would "come back the next day in a spiffy new suite" (the butter battle book) and would come back with a "bigger machine..." (the butter battle book). Every battle with VanItch the General (grandfather) "was …show more content…
Truman and the general have many similarities. Such as they were both "determined" ("Cold War.") and made tough decisions with their "heads held up high" (The butter battle book). Another comparison can be when Truman had all of a "suddenly become president" (Mcdougal and Hought 603) during the war and how the general, had all of a sudden been "voted and made... a general" (the butter battle book) during the war. Lastly, both Truman and the general were doubted by their people that they could win the war. Soviet leader Joesph Stalin and VanItch both have many similarities. Firstly, both are represented as "a very rude" (the butter battle book) and "distrusting" (Mcdougal and Hought 604) person. Another comparison can be that Stalin and VanItch were determined to vanquish their enemies with much force. Lastly, Stalin and VanItch both have "boys in their back room" (the butter battle book) to invent and to keep up with the latest inventions. One last invention that caused major conflict in the war was the atomic bomb in the cold war and the Big-boy boomeroo in the Butter Battle Book. Both the atomic bomb and the Big-boomeroo can cause lots of damage that can kill "millions of civilians" (Mcdougal and Hought 623) and both are filled with "tons of TNT" (623) or "mysterious Moe-hacka-moo" (the butter Battle Book). Major conflicts should not be expressed through
Dr. Seuss is an important figure in the lives of children everywhere. His stories are children’s classics that are fun to read and also tackle some real life issues. Dr. Seuss’s political views are very apparent in his some of his books like The Butter Battle Book, which discusses the issues of the Cold War.
As with any genre, all novels termed ‘war stories’ share certain elements in common. The place and time settings of the novels, obviously, take in at least some aspect of at least one war or conflict. The characters tend to either be soldiers or are at least immediately affected by the military. An ever present sense of doom with punctuated moments of peace is almost a standard of the war novel. Beyond the basic similarities, however, each of these battle books stands apart as an individual. Charles Yale Harrison’s World War I novel, Generals Die in Bed is, in essence, quite different than Colin McDougall’s Execution. Coming years earlier, Generals can almost be seen to hold the wisdom one would expect see in an older sibling, while Execution suffers the growing pains that the younger child inevitably feels.
for this similarity is that war, especially long and expensive war, causes fatigue and disdain within a nation. Without a strong leader, the people grow desperate and crave a strong leader. Lenin and Napoleon were also similar in the way they desired to be depicted in the eyes of their people. Both leaders wanted to be seen as strong and powerful leaders, who commanded authority and would bring their respective nations back.
“Was Truman Responsible for the Cold War”, well, according to author Arnold A. Offner, his simplistic answer is an obvious “yes.” “Taking Sides” is a controversial aspect of the author’s interpretation for justifying his position and perception of “Truman’s” actions. This political approach is situated around the “Cold War” era in which the author scrutinizes, delineates, and ridicules his opponents by claiming “I have an ace in the hole and one showing” (SoRelle 313). Both authors provide the readers with intuitive perceptions for their argumentative approaches in justifying whether or not “Truman” contributed to the onset of the “Cold War.” Thus far, it would be hard-pressed to blame one single individual, President or not, for the “Cold War” initiation/s. Information presented show the implications centered on the issues leading up to the Cold War”, presents different ideologies of two Presidents involving policy making, and a national relationship strained by uncooperative governments. However, evidence that is presented may indicate otherwise as Joseph Stalin provides adequate counter claims for discrediting the “simplicity” of “yes”.
Little kids are the only ones who like fiction books and situations. That statement is mostly true for David Shields, the author of the book, “Reality Hunger. " Shields wrote a book that has passages, also called provocations of different quotes and subjects that other writers have said, he includes some passages that he has written too, but he is stating what he thinks about the other authors statements and words and giving responses to them. He connects the state of literature at the moment, the plagiarism in books and stories, the increase of unnatural and fictional memoirs, and the overall weakness of the novel. He also mentions culture that isn 't literature including reality TV, and the variety of documentary film.
A book creates a vision as you read and children are too young to be idolizing war with weapons and walls. At the beginning of Dr. Seuss's children's book grandpa goes on to say the horrible things that Zooks do and that if you are a Zook you do things the wrong way and cannot be trusted. A child's mind should be filled with less adult topics like traveling to the moon, driving a race car, and exploring the ocean. Topics like these can further develop the way a child's mind thinks and produces knowledge. When educating children about war the seriousness should be communicated instead of making it silly and
These two men were very demanding in obtaining what they thought should be the rule of a nation by their own personal control. Stalin and Hitler were very close in the same way that they had an aggressive vigor to force a type of commanding dictatorship into their respective countries. Each had a special army that they put in high regard politically to where they were considered special police agents. These armies were under different orders, but their main objectives were to stop anyone who opposed, or were thought to be in opposition to the head of state. Also, both Stalin and Hitler had ideas to improve the education levels and economic prosperity of their own countries, each trying to put their own at the top of the world in industry and commerce. Although Hitler and Stalin were opposed to each other’s own strategies and political stance on being a world dominator, they were very similar in the way to which they fought for political power.
The three connections between the Butter Battle Book to the Cold War are quite apparent. There is a wall separating different people, there is a different way of life, and there is a deterrent. The book by Theodor Guisel, also known as Dr. Suess, is almost a mirror image of the situation during the Cold War.
Both Truman’s and Eisenhower’s governments were engaged in the Cold War, and contributed to increased tensions with Russia. Truman was the initiator of the containment policy, which was implemented throughout the duration of the Cold War. This policy was put into effect in order to prevent the spread of communism.
“Every war is everyone’s war”... war will bring out the worst in even the strongest and kindest people. The book tells about how ones greed for something can destroy everything for both people and animals leaving them broken beyond repair, leaving them only with questions… Will they ever see their family again? Will they ever experience what it’s like to
The Cold War started in 1947 and was a battle between the world’s 2 strongest superpowers, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. The two leaders that were important in the Cold War were John F. Kennedy and Mao Zedong. They were tested against great odds and forced to make difficult decisions in the war that eventually benefited them. John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States and he was the youngest President elected at age 43. Mao Zedong was a chairman of China from 1945- 1976. Who was also a chairman of the Communist Party of China. He also founded the People’s Republic of China.
In Chapter 25 of the American Yawp, it talks about the Cold War. Relations were soured between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II. The Truman administration still sought US-Soviet union cooperation. The Cold War was a global political and ideological struggle between capitalist and communist countries, particularly between the two surviving superpowers of the postwar world: the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). “Cold” because it was never a “hot,” direct shooting war between the United States and the Soviet Union, the generations-long, multifaceted rivalry nevertheless bent the world to its whims.
When WWII ended, Americans were left in the hands of Harry Truman. Known as an aggressive Cold War fighter, he led Americans against...
Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American author and illustrator, better known to the world by his pen name of "Dr. Seuss." Acclaimed for several of the most popular children 's books of all time, Dr. Seuss 's works have sold millions of copies, and have been translated into numerous languages. To many, Dr. Seuss was "the Walt Disney to art and literature" ("Introduction"). Much of his work reflects his critique of human values, and sometimes responds to social and political issues. Specifically, The Butter Battle Book, directly criticizes the nuclear arms race taken place during the Cold War. The story tells the tale of the Yooks and the Zooks who are societies that do everything completely different. The Yooks eat their bread butter-side up while
...es the American and Soviet officials for the lack of tolerance for one another and how that led to unnecessary military tension. Additionally, he uses the story to criticize military-industry complex that led to the Nuclear Arms Race. However, this tale is not only applicable to the Cold War. The wall between the Yooks and Zooks parallels the racial divide that dominated the US. While a seemingly depressing book for children, Geisel ends the book on a hopeful note. As the Yooks and the Zooks are on the verge of destroying each other, the book ends with a blank page to follow. This blank page represents the unwritten future—that the problems of ignorance and unnecessary militarization could be changed. As a novel to the future generations, Geisel’s cliff hanger provides children the opportunity to create their own ending, both for the butter battle in in real life.