Dr. Seuss The Butter Battle Book and the Cold War Essay -- Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss The Butter Battle Book and the unheated WarDr. Seuss is an important figure in the lives of children everywhere. His stories argon childrens classics that are fun to read and excessively tackle some real life issues. Dr. Seusss political views are very apparent in his some of his books like The Butter Battle Book, which discusses the issues of the Cold War.In The Butter Battle Book, two groups, the Zooks and the Yooks, are at odds with the way they butter their bread. One group, the Zooks, assimilate their bread butter side down. The Yooks have their bread butter side up. In this book they are at a point where the crisis has reached its peak. Each group has come up with weapon after weapon to keep the other group out. Both groups then have a Bitsy Big-Boy Bomberoo and they are at a standoff. The story ends as the two are ready to drop the Bomberoo. Dr. Seuss ends the book at a blind alley. We never find out how the Zooks and Yooks end the whole disagreement.In reality, Dr. Seuss takes a look at the stalemate that was occurring between the United States and the former Soviet U...