Name:_______________________________

March _____, 2015

The Butter Battle Book Analysis

Learning Targets:
1. I can explore the themes behind the story of The Butter Battle Book.
2. I can analyze the significance of these messages in today’s world.

Gandhi once said, "If we are to reach real peace in the world, we shall have to begin with the children." And Dr. Seuss
definitely had peace, or at least war, on the brain. After all, his young adult life spanned the two World Wars, providing
him lots of material for his political cartoons and his writing to boot. But Dr. Seuss wasn't some stuffy academic—he was
interested in telling stories. This book (and the film) are an allegory for the _______________ _________________. An
allegory is an extended metaphor with an underlying meaning that has social, religious, moral or political significance.

Task: Listen as the teacher reads The Butter Battle Book to you, listen carefully, as the book has many deeper meaning
and references. Afterwards, on your own and with the class, fill in the boxes below.

1. Why do you think the Zooks and Yooks did not get along?

2. What do you think caused this conflict to get worse?

3. What do you think the Zooks and Yooks could have done differently to prevent this conflict?

4. In the story, each side uses propaganda to make their side seem like the right side. Give an example for each.

5. Grandpa:

6. Van Itch:
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7. The Chief Yookeroo:

8. Weapons:

Utterly Sputters:

The Big-Boy Boomeroo:

9. The Wall:

10. Yookville and Zookville:

11. The Office:

12. What is the overall tone of The Butter Battle Book?

13. The Ending: