Horton Hatches the Egg Abandonment Quotes Page 1
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| Quote #1 "Toodle-oo!" sang out Mayzie and fluttered away. (31) |
In non-anthropomorphized birds, the instinct to sit on the egg until it hatches would probably override the desire to fly the coop; few things can pry a real bird from her egg.
| Quote #2 But Mayzie, by this time, was far beyond reach, |
The capitalized "NEVER" turns Mayzie's hiatus into a permanent vacation. Even though we can all relate to her love of fun and sun, we can't help taking this abandonment personally. For a minute, we all feel like the abandoned egg. Way to play to our insecurities, Seuss.
| Quote #3 They laughed and they laughed. Then they all ran away. |
Mayzie isn't the only animal in the jungle with abandonment fever. Horton's so-called friends are no better. When Horton is most in need of their help—or at least a little moral support—they mock him and leave him to suffer in isolation.
