A Staple in American Literature

          The Cat in the Hat written by the famous children's book writer, and illustrator Dr. Seuss is one of the many staples in American literature that everyone must read. This book provides everything you are looking for and more with its entertaining plot, invigorating pictures, humorous writing style, a few very important life lessons, and is a great educational tool. The Cat in the Hat delivers a life lesson while keeping you entertained with its goofy antics and colorful pictures. These qualities make this book a must read.

          The plot of the book, the writing style, and the pictures keep not only young readers but everybody hooked on this book. For those who haven’t read the Cat in the Hat a quick sentence summary is that it’s a rainy day two kids are inside and their mother’s out, a giant cat comes in wants to have fun the Fish says no you should be good while your mom is out, the Cat’s fun goes too far ruins the house, the kids prepare for punishment, but the Cat comes back and cleans it all up. The Cat in the Hat also has one of the best endings in history. The mother then comes back and asks what the kids did and the last sentence is of the book is “What would you do if your mother asked you?”  From the standpoint of reviewing the plot and not going any deeper it is a very pleasing way to end the book. This ending is certainly much better than if the Cat were to just clean up and the kids went back to do nothing. This ending provides a sense of mystery it makes you think, while at the same time leaves a strange feeling of closure on the story. The ending makes you think what the children told your mother, what you would do in a similar situation, while at the same time it shows you the story has ended and we can say goodbye to the Cat, the children, and the Fish. At the same time the ending also points to a life lesson that you can also go to your parents for anything. The ending of this book is one of the main reasons why this book is so good. Another high point of this book is the writing style. You could describe the writing many ways such as it flows together, and is on the comedic side. Now The Cat in the Hat doesn’t provide the same comedic writing style as other Dr. Seuss books because it doesn’t provide made up silly words, or fictitious animals with amusing pictures, but this book sacrifices that for a good cause. The extreme hilarity is sacrificed so a moral is apparent, and because of this it makes the book appropriate for a wider audience rather than just young children. The words flow together with the use of rhyming and structure. The flow of the words makes it easier to read this book and more enjoyable. Finally the pictures used in this book help readers enjoy the book on another level. Not only does it help younger readers enjoy the book but it helps everyone enjoy the book. Who doesn’t enjoy a good picture book? The style of writing, the ploy, and the illustrations are key reasons why this book is so popular.