Next Section Analysis Previous Section Themes How To Cite in MLA Format Anonymous 'Bartholomew and the Oobleck Quotes'. Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. Moreover, his selfish attitude in creating “NEW” weather almost leads to the destruction of his own kingdom. He is very greedy and wants more than he already has, despite everyone else in the kingdom being content with the weather. The King’s ungratefulness is shown right from the outset by this quote. 'Every year the same four things! I'm mighty tired of those old things! I want something NEW to come down!' King Derwin The fact that the King is singing the praises of oobleck despite it not even being created yet, shows how much he thinks of himself and his ability to change nature. He compares oobleck to being worth more than “diamonds” which is ironic because the reader goes on to learn how much he regrets it. Here we see how foolish the King truly is.

'Why, I'll be the mightiest man that ever lived! Just think of it! Tomorrow I'm going to have OOBLECK!' King Derwin 'Stop them? Not for a ton of diamonds!' chuckled the King. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. The King, tired of rain, snow, sun and fog, commands his magicians to make something else come down from the sky, but when oobleck falls, in sticky greenish droplets, Bartholomew Cubbins shames the King and saves the kingdom Excerpts They still talk about it in the Kingdom of Didd as The-Year-the-King-Got-Angry-with-the-Sky. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

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