Books · 1960
I would not like them here or there. I would not like them anywhere. I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them Sam I Am.
— Dr. Seuss ‧ Green Eggs and Ham
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker repeatedly refuses the food, regardless of where it is offered, then identifies green eggs and ham as the object of dislike. The repetition makes the rejection emphatic without establishing how the food tastes.
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