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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Truffula trees in the Lorax represents ____
A
degradation
B
tragedy of the commons
C
pollution
D
resource management
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Plants, like in the story of the Lorax, provide shelter, food, oxygen and water purification. Without the Truffula trees the pollution from Once-ler’s factory destroys the quality of the air and the water, changing the landscape and driving the animals away.

Detailed explanation-2: -In The Lorax The Young Boy represents all generations to came after The Lorax and The Once-ler. The Truffula Trees from The Lorax represents that material that companies use for them selves that is from the environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -The factory waste, Gluppity-Glup and Schloppity-Schlop, polluted the water. The Humming-Fish could no longer hum, so the Lorax had to send them away. The Once-ler angrily told the Lorax that he intended to keep “turning Truffula Trees into Thneeds, which everyone, EVERYONE, EVERYONE needs!”

Detailed explanation-4: -The Lorax represents the interests of all the creatures whose lives are affected negatively by the environmental degradation. He tries to convince the Once-ler to stop, but to no avail. The environment is completely decimated before the Once-ler realizes the harm he caused.

Detailed explanation-5: -The film reveals that Lorax’s friendship with the Once-ler ends after he cuts more trees. This kind of practice can guide more people in every community to conserve the environment and reduce different malpractices, such as contamination and pollution.

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