How we cite our quotes: (Line)
Quote #1
That cat is a bad one,
That Cat in the Hat. (23-24)
Right off the bat, the kids are judging the Cat. You might call it preconceived notions, or you might call it street smarts.
Quote #2
And, oh boy! What a thing!
A big long pink cat ring! (68-69)
Here's a question for you: why is the Cat's ring pink? Are we supposed to get a specific impression of him because of it?
Quote #3
But this did not look
Very clever to me.
Kill snow spots with pop guns?
That just could not be! (205-208)
The narrator is filled with skepticism—and for good reason. But when it comes to Seuss, nothing is ever as it seems. Could it be that these pop guns are meant to bring us into the real world and all the Cold War violence that was going down?
Quote #4
"Your cats are no good.
Put them back in your hat." (211-212)
The narrator is majorly tired of the cats' shenanigans. But the story's not over yet, and the cats have a real shot at redeeming themselves. We'll give you one guess as to how this one ends.
Quote #5
"Z is too small to see.
So don't try. You can not.
But Z is the cat
Who will clean up that spot!" (257-260)
Z is so tiny and microscopic he can't even be seen, but he's the one who's going to change everything. After all, every last little cat (or person) counts in the grand scheme of things. Wasn't it Seuss who said, "a person's a person no matter how small"? Why, yes—yes it was.