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Order And Chaos In Dr. Seuss's The Cat In The Hat

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The story “The Cat in the Hat” by Dr.Seuss displays many different examples of order and chaos. In fact, most books written by Seuss is nothing but that! In this specific story, the reader is introduced to two children who are bored and sad because it is raining outside. Without explanation, a cat in a hat appears! He tells the children to not fear unamusement just because it’s not sunny, because they can have lots of good fun that is funny! He then begins to suggest certain activities and games to play, which introduces the reader to order and chaos. The cat begins to pick up all sorts of things (including the kids’ pet fish) and add them on top of each other as a balancing act. It’s not too long before the cat slips and falls causing a very

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