In The Lorax, trees are symbolic interactionism as they mean different things as to Ted, they mean a chance of getting Audrey to like him; to the Once-ler, they mean a means to success; to Mr. O'Hare, they mean competition and a threat to his wealth. The town of Thneedville and Mr. O'Hare exhibit the conflict theory of sociology has Mr. O'Hare has power and control over everything that happens. Due to the citizens heavy reliance on clean air, Mr. O'Hare is also able to become extremely wealthy over the money he makes off of the citizen. Whereas in the land of the trees, the animals all exhibit structural functionalism as they all work together and wish for the best of each and every member of their "society." In both of these different societies, they have different perceptions of the social imagination of trees. To the citizens of Thneedville, real, natural trees are nonexistent as all of them in their area have been chopped down before their time. Instead, they view trees as plastic, inflatable structures used solely for decor and can also manipulate it's style and structure. On the other hand, the animals in the land of the Lorax view trees as a natural part of their life that they need to live in and respect/value, especially the Lorax as he "speaks for the trees." An example of the social construction of reality is the fact that the people of Thneedville initially viewed trees as pointless unnecessary when they already had plastic trees that were cleaner and more easier to have as they didn't require any care like real trees. So in their minds, these trees were "real" in the sense that they didn't see the importane or value in real ones because they believed they weren't necessary until the end of the movie. The movie also exhibited sociological mindfulness as the Once-ler didn't realize what the trees really meant to the animals and didn't see how much it was hurting his friends and their home until it was too late. If he was more sociologically mindful, he would've been less selfish about his own needs and realize that trees meant more and were actual necessities to the animals than to the people who bought his thneeds. Overall, by watching the movie, I realized that I needed to be more mindful about the world around me. Even though I may be comfortable with something, I'm not fully aware of how my actions and the things I have affect the world outside of my community. And this makes me think about just how much I don't know and be more conscientious of my actions and the choices I make.