Richard Adams

“There isn’t any danger here, at this moment. but it’s coming-it’s coming Oh hazel look! The field! It’s covered with blood!” (Adams 21). Fiver being the groups clairvoyant advises hazel throughout his journey until death. Some rabbits may have been sceptical of his ability but hazel always believed, Leading them out of the warren to their destination. Fiver, in his stature changes much more than other rabbits causing his inquisitive but sinister outlook, his whole way he acts is a physical representation

the Thousand Enemies and how they are a threat to the rabbits, especially El-ahrairah. Humans are presented as one of the “Thousand.” The author of the book, Richard Adams, displays man in a negative way because of this. Man is portrayed as violent, nonsensical, and abusive to the natural way of life. In the book, Watership Down, Richard Adams portrays the life and style of man in a negative way. In both their old warren and on their journey, the group of rabbits encounters urban development and the

NARRATIVE CODES AND CONVENTIONS Adams has captured this image titled ‘Saigon Execution’ which shows a South Vietnamese officer about to kill a Viet Cong Prisoner. At the time of the image being taken, Adams said “I was was about five feet away and he pulled out his pistol.” This image portrays the power of the officer, who has the gun and is about to shoot the Prisoner. The leading lines from the officer has been used for the audience to follow his arm, which is based in the

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) 2. Adams introduces lot of new characters

In the book Watership Down by Richard Adams, Hazel proves in many ways that he is a leader. Being a leader means having confidence, bravery, being trusted and worthiness. Everyday Hazel shows that he is smart and confident by leading the rabbits to a new place to find food or a new shelter. In the book Watership Down a few rabbits from the sandleford warren go on a mission because Fiver, the smallest rabbit in the warren, says he can sense that something bad is coming. Hazel believes Fiver and they

Conflict of Styles     The success of any group is determined by those who lead it. In Watership Down by Richard Adams, a band of rabbits leave their warren when one of them feels that danger is coming. They encounter several struggles before they settle down and create the Watership warren. An attempt to extract does from another warren called Efrafa starts a rivalry between the two groups, lead by Hazel and General Woundwort respectively. Hazel and Woundwort are two vastly different leaders. Hazel

In the beginning half of David Adams Richards, Mercy Among the Children, the theme of a mercy is crucial and is what ultimately drives some characters to fail. Failure is a universal human imperfection, which one cannot control or escape. In Richards’ Mercy Among the Children Sydney Henderson exhibit the idea of true human failure with respect to the theme of mercy. Sydney Henderson receives mercy from very few members of his town because of the terrible and otherwise orthodox failures of his father

It’s covered in blood!... We’ve got to go away before it's too late.” (Adams, 15-17) “Well, I never did! That’s a rather tall order, isn’t it? What do you think of yourself?” (Adams, 20). Step 2: Crossing the threshold After some time, Hazel decides it’s best to leave the warren after an attack from one of the Threarah’s

“Running our risks for us are you- like El-ahrairah” (Adams 23), a rabbit named Dandelion compares Hazel to the ideal rabbit, El-ahrairah, making him proud. Throughout the novel, Watership Down, Hazel often demonstrates his El-ahrairah-like skills as chief. He saves his warren time and time again with his martyr personality, quick-wit and his self-assurance. All these character traits are most like El-ahrairah as it is seen in each of his tales. Therefore Hazel is El-ahrairah for his warren because

In David Adams Richards’ novel Mercy Among the Children, at the age of 12, Sydney Henderson could have followed his peers into a life of trivial crime, however, Sydney makes a pact with God; “never to raise his hand or his voice to another soul” (Richards 24). Sydney never goes astray from his promise with God, and believes “they who lift a hand against you do so against themselves” (Richards 283). Sydney’s pact with God has an intense effect on his family. Because of Sydney’s refusal to defend himself