Thesis Statement

Due to his career as a political cartoonist and placement as commander of the animation department for the U.S. military forces, Theodor Geisel - better known as Dr. Seuss - not only developed his style of illustration, but reformed his drawings into material that would benefit all citizens during a time of crisis. His content communicated American nationalism for soldiers in WWII, and was continued into his children's books. His attacks
against isolationism, anti-semitism, and racism held ascendancy into his writings, along with the desire to invent new methods for students to learn to read, thus creating the most influential children’s author for many years to come.