The boy is just like you and me. He is an average person that happens along to here this story about what the world was once like. Although he has no responsibility for what happened, he is now greatly effected by the actions of others. The boy is one of the potential customers of The Once-ler. Would he have bought a Thneed? Would he have found it necessary to buy what everyone else was buying? More importantly, would the boy have even known what was happening to the truffula trees by purchasing a Thneed? With all of this information, what should the boy do with last seed?
Toxins released in the area by various companies http://www.texasep.org/html/air/air_6maj_man.html
The importance of trees http://www.americanforests.org/
The Rain Forest Rescue http://www.arborday.org/programs/rainforest/
Sustainable Harvest http://www.sustainableharvest.org/forestsfeedfamilies.cfm
Animal Testing: What lengths will companies go to to supply products to humans http://www.geari.org/faqproducttest.html