The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
The Kingdom of Didd has feudal written, and drawn, all over it. It has a King, knights, magicians, and everyone dresses like they work for a traveling renaissance faire. But even though the setting...
Tone
Seuss is famous for creating a style and tone that was one-of-a-kind. In The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, though, he's definitely borrowing from the fairy tale tradition. But don't go discredit...
Writing Style
Prose in a Dr. Seuss book? What is this, opposite day? Don't worry; it's not opposite day. Unless, of course, it is opposite day, in which case we'd have to tell you that it wasn't opposite day. Th...
What's Up With the Title?
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. Two things: who and why. It's that simple.The who is, obviously, Bartholomew Cubbins. It's a tradition started in many children's stories going all the way back...
What's Up With the Ending?
We don't often say this when it comes to Seuss, but the ending of The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins really is business as usual. The 500 Hats draws heavily from traditional fairy tales like those...
Trivia
That hat on Bartholomew Cubbins's head certainly seems familiar, doesn't it…? Of course! It's a red version of the feathered cap worn by Robin Hood, Peter Pan, Green Arrow, and other Lincoln gree...