‘How The Seuss Stole Graduation’: Why ‘Oh, The Places You’ll Go’ Became A Cliché Gift For Commencement

“For the first generation in U.S. history to do worse than their parents, Oh, the Places You’ll Go is just right: It celebrates young adults’ dreams of escaping from home in the warm embrace of a children’s book they associate with home. … Oh, the Places You’ll Go may not tell us much about the way the world works, but it tells us a lot about how a certain set of Americans wish it worked.” – The Washington Post