Lorax Players Grid

1
Lorax Players Grid

• How do you find balance? Can there be a win-win
  situation?

2
Oncelers Relatives

• Hypothesis
• If consumers want Thneeds then it is good to keep
  making them because they benefit society.
• Interest
• I want to keep my job. I need the paycheck for
  my survival. I would really hate to have to find
  another job and move.
• Value
• Economic, cultural, recreational
• Position
• The production of Thneeds should continue because
  they are a good, sound product and everyone
  wants one. Thneed production is providing a lot
  of jobs and economic growth for this community.

3
Onceler

• Hypothesis
• If we continue to make Thneeds then the area will
  be prosperous because of supply and demand.
• Interest
• Achieving status financially leads to fame and
  power.
• Value
• Economic, ethnocentric, egocentric, cultural,
  social
• Position
• Production on Thneeds should continue because
  there is such a high demand for them from
  consumers and to help the areas economic growth.

4
The Lad

• Hypothesis
• If no one takes a stand, then more habitats and
  more areas will be lost because pollution will
  threaten species.
• Interest
• Learning from our past mistakes so we dont
  repeat them.
• Value
• Aesthetic, ecological, educational,
  moral/ethical, historical, environmental
• Position
• Production of Thneeds should not continue or a
  better solution should be found because I am
  concerned about the environment and dont want
  this to continue.

5
Barbaloots

• Hypothesis
• If I am to survive, then the production of
  Thneeds should be discontinued because they are a
  luxury not a necessity.
• Interest
• I need a place to live and food to eat.
• Value
• Ecological, cultural, health, egocentric
• Position
• I believe that we should run the Onceler out of
  town. We must stop the production of thneeds
  immediately so I can return to my home.

6
Swamee-Swans

• Hypothesis
• If I am to survive, then the production of
  Thneeds should be discontinued because they are a
  luxury not a necessity.
• Interest
• I need a place to live and food to eat.
• Value
• Ecological, cultural, health, egocentric
• Position
• I believe that we should run the Onceler out of
  town. We must stop the production of thneeds
  immediately so I can return to my home.

7
Humming Fish

• Hypothesis
• If I am to survive, then the production of
  Thneeds should be discontinued because they are a
  luxury not a necessity.
• Interest
• I need a place to live and food to eat.
• Value
• Ecological, cultural, health, egocentric
• Position
• I believe that we should run the Onceler out of
  town. We must stop the production of thneeds
  immediately so I can return to my home.

8
Consumer

• Hypothesis
• If I want Thneeds then I will have to accept some
  environmental effects because there is always a
  cost to things I like to have.
• Interest
• I like using the product, but I know it is not
  good for the environment. I dont want to make
  sacrifices and give up my Thneed. I want to have
  the freedom to buy whatever I want, I am
  concerned about my health and I am worried about
  air pollution and water quality.
• Value
• Ecological, cultural, health, egocentric
• Position
• Perhaps we could make the Oncelor come up with
  better ways to make them that would not destroy
  our environment. I find it a very useful
  product, but I am concerned about the environment
  and I dont want our town destroyed by position.

9
Lorax

• Hypothesis
• If the Oncelor makes more Thneeds then the forest
  will be uninhabitable because of the pollution
  and loss of trees.
• Interest
• Preserving the truffula trees for habitat and
  maintaining a clean environment for those who
  inhabit the forest.
• Value
• Aesthetic, ecological, ethical/moral,
  environmental
• Position
• The production of Thneeds should be reduced or
  even stopped before all the truffula trees are
  gone and all the creatures in the area as well.