Review Of Richard Adams 'Watership Down'

The book Watership Down by Richard Adams, is a story that was once told to his children and has been put into a novel. The book shows us the ups and downs during a journey of many rabbits. These rabbits talk in their own language and embark on a crazy journey to a new land. Sandleford is the current home of the rabbits and their journey will take them to Cowslips Warren, there part time home. We will focus on life in Sandleford, the life in Cowslips Warren and the individual rabbits who chose to go on this journey together.

In 1862, floating upon the river Isis, Charles Dodgson narrated for Alice Liddell and a few others in company his original tale of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Gliding along underneath the blue sky, Dodgson wove his words into one of the most classic children stories of all time. Thesis: Although Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland may have only begun as a children’s story, many adults have sought to discover the “true meaning” of the novel. Curiosity has led to years of searching and interpretation of the origins of Carroll’s novels, and the symbols inside, developing into theories ranging from practical to nearly impossible, eventually evolving into their own stories in the film industry.

One central idea of Watership Down is that Hazel succeeds as a leader by valuing his comrades’ abilities, showing respect and kindness towards them and considering everyone’s opinions. Bigwig has strength and instincts that Hazel knows will be beneficial on the rabbits’ long journey. As Bigwig returns from his exploration of the opposite bank of a stream, Hazel says “’I’m glad he’s with us. He’s the fellow to find out all we need to know”(35 Adams). Hazel’s believes that Bigwig bears a marvelous tenacity and strength which is proven true when Bigwig makes it back across the stream with news of a loose dog. Not only does Hazel show gratitude and courtesy to his old friends, but also newcomers. Bigwig gives Blackavar

(Attention grabbing quote at work). Watership Down by Richard Adams is a timeless tale told from multiple perspectives within a group of rabbits venturing into the unknown in hopes of finding a new home. With great leadership and an unique ability shared between a pair of brothers, the band of rabbits come upon new lands to call home. Hazel, brother of Fiver and leader of the herd of rabbits, goes through many different personal changes as a rabbit, from being a clueless individual momentarily leading the bunch, to having a taste of success and falling arrogant in hopes of impressing the others, and then finally knowing his place and being a trusted and respected leader as Chief Rabbit.

1. In the book, Ratched is shown with bruises and using a notebook to talk to the

But after they settle in the field, Hazel comes to realize that they need some female rabbits to mate with. Next, Holly and Bluebell, which are two rabbits from their previous warren, come to tell them the news that a terrible poisoning had occurred. The news hurts the rabbit group deeply but they know that they cannot go back to their previous warren, since it is destroyed. Then, the group of rabbits befriend a wounded bird named Kehaar, and after he heals the rabbits use him to their advantage. They use Kehaar to fly and search for other warrens that they can live in.

“The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government” Thomas Jefferson. In Richard Adams Watership Down, the rabbits in the story all live in groups on separate areas of land. These areas are called warrens, and there are three main warrens that will be discussed in this essay. Each of the three warrens have a different type of governments being run inside of them. The Sandleford Warren, the Efrafa Warren and the Watership Down Warren are all ran differently. Each warren has modern world equivalences relating to their governments. In the following paragraphs you will be able to see which modern world government matches up, and is present in each of the three warrens in Watership Down.

With his idea of saving everyone they could including the thearah he is not only looking out for himself which is an unusual quality for rabbits. After the raid where hazel and a few others go to get some does from a farm... They get pinned down by the farmer and in an effort to save the others hazel runs out distracting the farmer, he gets hurt and lost. Fiver soon after miraculously finds hazel. People are suspicious thinking their bird friend kehaar gave Fiver the information but they both deny it. Fiver credibility is much greater than it was before both in his eyes and the other rabbits eyes. He is a great figure of trust and hope for them all. They know that he is the prophet the one that knows the odds and

Watership Down takes place in Sandleford Warren, Enbrone Crossing, Newton Common, and Cowslips Warren, Frith Copse. In the front of the book it has a map which shows where the rabbits have lived and traveled. The rabbits first lived at the Sandleford Warren; however one of the rabbits, Fiver, had a vision that danger was coming. A group of rabbits went with Fiver and his brother, Hazel. The first headed toward Enbrone Crossing. “It was in fact the little river Enbrone, twelve to fifteen feet wide and at this time of year two or three feet deep with spring rain, but to the rabbits it seemed immense, such a river as they had never imagined.”(Adams30) In this story it is May. It’s May, isn’t it? (Adams 12)

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