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Little Words, Big Ideas
Perseverance
Here's the thing about Horton in Horton Hears a Who: he may not be the smartest or the biggest or even the cutest elephant, but he certainly isn't a quitter. Indeed, Horton faces down his fellow ju...
Community
Ah, the Whos. They may be barely seen (in fact, their whole livelihood exists in a tiny speck of dust), but they've got big hearts and an even bigger sense of community. When it becomes frightening...
Madness
Poor Horton. When he starts talking to the Whos, everyone in the jungle assumes that he's gone completely insane. Just because he can hear voices that they can't, they think that it's all in his he...
Friendship
We certainly wouldn't mind being friends with good ol' Horton. In fact, if there's one thing we could say for certain about the star of Horton Hears a Who!, it's that he's an awfully good friend, e...