The Whos of Dr. Seuss' Books This is my theory about the Whos, the fictional race of so many of Theodor Geisel's—better known as "Dr. Seuss"—books for children. Theory: The Whos of "Horton Hears A Who!" Were In A War! Think about it! In the movie "Horton Hears a Who!", the Whos are planning on celebrating an event called the Who-Centannial, which as the Chairman of the City Council stated, was "a hundred years of peace and happiness". Now, why would they need to celebrate a hundred-year period of peace and happiness unless something disrupted that peace a hundred years in the past? Also, if you think about it, the Chairman seemed to be very aggressive towards the Mayor when he suggested they postpone the Who-Centennial. His aggression may actually be genetic! You know how some people gain personality traits from their parents or grandparents? Well, the Chairman could have gotten his aggression from a recent ancestor, who might've been a very brutal veteran or general in the war. Also, do any of you remember when the Chairman pressed the button with a smiley face on it to make the Mayor smile for the crowd? I do, and this could've been used as a method of shutting people up in the past or a method of torture by pulling a prisoner Who's facial muscles painfully. And the part where a short Who stood on a little bicycle thing that kicked the Mayor's butt on his way out of the room? Also a form of humiliation or torture in the past. But the real mystery is who attacked the Whos and disrupted their peace? I believe that may be never answered…