Structure plays a huge role in screenwriting. Audrey kisses Ted and all becomes right in the town of Thneedville. The Lorax returns, proud of his former friend. The Once-ler leaves his cave and tends to the growing trees. The denizens of Thneedville come together to plant the Truffula seed in the middle of town while O’Hare watches helplessly. Ted and Audrey rush to plant the Truffula seed before O’Hare can stop them. The Once-ler gives Ted the last Truffula seed and asks him to plant it. The Once-ler reveals that he destroyed every Truffula tree, forcing the Lorax to leave – and that the Lorax gave him a rock engraved with the word “unless” as a parting gift. The Once-ler describes how he was whisked away from harvesting the thneed from trees and enticed to chop them down instead. Ted attracts the attention of O’Hare, who warns him not to talk to the Once-ler because the return of trees would be a threat to his business. The Once-ler tells Ted the story of how he deforested the Truffula trees and invoked the wrath of the Lorax by selling Thneed to the denizens of the town next-door. Ted’s grandmother tells him that he needs to find the Once-ler to learn more about what happened to the trees.

Inciting IncidentĪ boy named Ted hatches a plan to win over the heart of his crush Audrey by finding a real tree to replace the metal one in her backyard. The Lorax introduces the reader to the town of Thneedville - an industrial city that’s controlled by business magnate, Aloysius O’Hare. Here is the story structure for The Lorax screenplay: Exposition STORY BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE OF THE LORAX SCREENPLAY

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