Horton Hears a Who outline

Michele E Wagner

Analysis Outline

March 27, 2012

Horton Hears A Whobook by Dr. Seuss and Film directed by Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino

Horton Hears a Who is about an Elephant whose name is Horton; during the day he finds this floating speck that has a town of people on it. He goes through this journey to save the speck along the way having conflicts come into his way which he has to over come to help save Who’s-vile. Horton gets a lot of grief about talking to the clover that’s carrying the speck. During all of this the town is getting shaken up and ruined while the journey with Horton happens. The kangaroo tells Horton there isn’t anything on that speck and he’s crazy in the head. The monkeys steal the clover and then the eagle drops it into a field of clovers. Horton spends all day looking until he finds the speck. The kangaroo then see’s that Horton has found the speck again and she has the Wickersham monkeys tie him up. Then they say their going to burn the clover with the speck on it. Horton tells the whole Who-vile to yell as loud as they can. They try and try but then the major learns that his son Jojo isn’t yelling, once he does they finally get the kangaroo to hear the speck. Then she agrees she’s going to help protect the speck too.

The purpose of Horton Hears a Who is mainly entertainment that encloses teaching of the moral of the movie and book. The audience of this book and movie is mainly aimed at children however with the actors of the movie and the fact it’s a Dr. Seuss book I believe it does make it more acceptable for any age to be interested. I loved the book and movie but I don’t think its aimed towards my age group. The tone of this book and movie is more of a caring feeling. Horton always shows the soft side even though everyone finds him crazy. The tone is also energetic and happy. The designs of the two texts are extremely different the book keeps it rather simple only using white, blues and peach. While the movie is bright colors.

The ethos, pathos and logos of Horton Hears a Who book and movie, helps explain the creditability, emotion and logic of the book and movie. The Ethos of the movie is the fact that its Jim Carrey and Steve Carell. The ethos of book is the fact that the author of this book is Dr. Seuss. The emotion of the movie is both about Horton and mainly more focused on the Major and the conflicts and emotions of Who-vile. The Logos of the movie would be the fact that Jojo doesn’t think that he really matters, but once he finally yells at the end its what breaks the sound barrier. The book logos are the moral they show that just because you can’t see something doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist.
 

       I.            Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino Horton Hears a Who successfully transforms Dr. Seuss Horton Hears a Who.

a.        

    II.            The scenes where Horton talks to the major and all of who-ville is the same.

a.       “I know its too small to be seen, but I’m major of a town that’s friendly and clean.” (pg. 21)

b.      The crash due to the drop of the eagle was the same effects.

 III.            Both the book and the movie people thought Horton was crazy

a.       “I think you’re a fool!” laughed the sour kangaroo.(13)

b.      “For almost two days you’ve run wild and insisted on chatting with persons who’ve never existed.”(35)

 IV.            Horton has the strong urge to protect who-ville in both the book and movie

a.       When the eagle dropped the clover into the clover field he spends all day looking for it, yet he never gives up on who-ville.

b.      Even though everyone thinks hes gone crazy he still persists on saving the speck.

    V.            Conclusion.