Original artwork, not a still
Horton Hears a Who! ‧ 1954
“Don’t give up! I believe in you all. A person’s a person, no matter how small! And you very small persons will not have to die If you make yourselves heard! So come on, now, and TRY!”
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The encouragement links being heard with being protected. Small size does not reduce anyone’s claim to count as a person, but the threatened group must make its presence known. The urgent commands turn belief in their worth into a call for collective effort.
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