The Sneetches Essay

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Zakia Dixon September 9th, 2010 6th period “The Sneetches” “ The Sneetches” portrays Seuss’s intent to influence young readers views on discrimination and exploration; sues uses the star bellies the plain bellies and Mr. Mc monkey Mc Bean to clearly illustrate his message on the importance of equality and the pitfalls of hate in society. Mc Monkey Mc Bean symbolizes the type of people who exploits discrimination. Mc Bean persuades the star-bellied Sneetches that he can take their stars off so they won’t be like the plain bellied Sneetches, but he will only do it for money. He does the same thing to the plain bellied Sneetches and says he can put stars on their bellies so they can be like the plain bellied Sneetches and charges them money. So, each of them took their stars off and paying Mc Bean so he exploits them. This quote, “you want stars like the star belly Sneetches…? My friends, you can have them for three dollars each!” demonstrates that Mc Bean only cares for money. In this quote, “that is perfectly true. But come with me, friends. Do you know what I’ll do? Ill make you, again, the best Sneetches on the beaches and all it will cost you ten dollars eaches” describes how Mr. Mc Bean only cares for himself and Mr. Mc Bean wants them to be like the others because he discriminates against them. Mr. Mc Bean offers the plain-bellied Sneetches a chance to have stars on their bellies by going through his star- on machine, for three dollars. This upsets the original star bellied Sneetches. They are afraid of losing their method for discrimination between the two Sneetches. Then Mc Bean tells them about his Star- Off machine, costing ten dollars. The star- bellied Sneetches pay the money to have them removed in order to remain different from the plain bellied Sneetches. “You can’t teach a sneetch”, the Sneetches learn from this experience that neither
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