Dr. Seuss The Cat In The Hat

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Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat has 1,626 words total. In those 1,626 words, the book teaches the reader a lesson. By letting the cat in, the children in the book put themselves at risk. They didn't know who he was or where he came from. He just walked into their house and offered to play games. He made a mess of their house and left. In the Cat in the Hat, Sam and Sally provide the intellect to be careful and to follow the rules.
The fish watches Sam and Sally while their mother is out running errands. The fish is there to protect them from any sudden danger that puts the kids at risk. The writer lets the reader know that Sam and Sally are full of apathy. Which is why the Cat appears to help their day become uplifting and energetic. It is not …show more content…

The fish most likely represents their conscience. To prevent the Cat from attempting to convince the kids from having "fun", the fish had cried "No! No! Make that cat go away! Tell that Cat in the Hat You do NOT want to play. He should not be here.
He should not be about. He should not be here When your mother is out." This action by the fish shows the audience that the Fish is attempting to keep the children from potential harm. Fish can't talk but kids can. They can think too. There is another side of the kids telling them its wrong to let the Cat in which the fish portrays. By not following the rules and listening to their fish, the children get mixed into serious trouble.
The Cat is bad news. The Cat is not purposely trying to cause trouble, but to help the kids cheer up. He is not supposed to be in their house and the kids are supposed to be good. They know what they're doing is wrong but they just want to have fun. For instance, the Cat attempts to balance things on his head and his hands. He ends up immediately drops everything and making a mess. As the Cat sits embarrassed and in shame, the Fish scolds and yells at him telling the kids he was right. The …show more content…

They should've been following what the Fish said to do instead of letting a stranger in to wreck their house. The Cat is nothing compared to thing one and thing two. Once they come in, they cause even more havoc. When the Cat brings in thing one and thing two in, they fly kites all around the house knocking everything down. They made a mess of their whole entire house and mother's dress. With no remorse or regret they continued to do what they were doing. Before this occurred, the Fish was infuriated. He shouted "No! No!
Those Things should not be in this house! Make them go!" This shows the children debating whether or not to put them out. But instead of actually doing so, the kids greeted them and shook hands exchanging friendly gestures. As soon as they got the chance, thing one and thing two took out their kites and went nuts. Making a mess of everything the saw. They capture the things and kick the Cat and the things out of their house. Their house was left in shambles as they sat not knowing what to do next. The
Cat ended up coming back and cleaning their home and one more making it neat and tidy. Afterwards, their mother comes home and asked if they had any fun. The

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