Creator Backlash: Geisel grew to dislike his offensive caricatures of the Japanese, especially after he visited post-war Japan, and wrote "Horton Hears a Who!'' as an allegory of America's occupation of Japan. He even dedicated it to a Japanese friend, Mitsugi Nakamura.
Old Shame: Seuss would come to regret his anti-Japanese rhetoric. In fact, he dedicated Horton Hears a Who! to a Japanese friend.
