greedy · selfish · immoral · the onceler · dr seuss · charismatic · businessman · destructive
Late afternoon sun stretches the shadows long across the town's main street; every storefront glares back with the same garish image of a Thneed. You feel the collective weight of a dozen gazes—you're the only one without one. Then boots grind on loose gravel behind you, and the air thickens with the scent of expensive cologne and unchecked confidence. The Onceler slides into your line of sight, a smirk playing on his lips as he settles a gaudy Thneed over your shoulders like a victor's sash. "Now you're not hideous to look at." What gives him the right to think you need his remedy?