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In Watership Down, two brother rabbits Hazel and Fiver, along with several other companions, make a journey to a new warren after being pushed from their home by humans. Throughout this journey they experience many hardships as well as new experiences that change the group as the story goes along. One aspect that stays constant is the culture in which the rabbits live. Three important ideologies that help develop this culture are leadership, language, and mythology; these three in particular are

At first glance, Watership Down by Richard Adams and Jailbird by Kurt Vonnegut, do not share many things in common, however, politics and political corruption are predominating throughout both. The novels are both allegories for politics and its power to corrupt, demonstrating how radical views can sometimes ruin a society. On one hand, Watership Down suggests that standing up to that corruption is the only way to insure a just and equal society for all. Indeed, Adams’ heroes go through extreme danger

Throughout the book Watership Down there are many themes spanning the entire book but three main themes stand out. These themes are home, leadership, and nature. The idea of home comes up again and again as the rabbits are trying to find new home going place to place running from danger as well as finding what appeared to be a home only to find out its true horrors. Leadership is also another big theme as it shifts between the rabbits in the group as well as being stressed in the different warren

The title of this book is Watership Down, and it was written by Richard Adams. The story is about a group of rabbits who run away from their warren, or their pack, after learning that their lives were in danger. These rabbits listen to the forewarning of one inferior rabbit with big powers, this rabbit can predict the future. After hearing the forewarning of the aforementioned rabbit, Fiver, the group runs away from their warren, with Fiver’s brother, Hazel, as their chief on a perilous journey.As

and novels are the same. All of their stories fit the archetypal pattern of a heroic quest. A heroic quest consists of twelve steps that the hero completes throughout his or her journey. In this essay, I will be explaining the parallels between Watership Down by Richard Adams and the archetypal pattern of a heroic quest; as well as the parallels between

The Rival of Leaders in Watership Down There are two types of leaders; the type that leads humbly and fairly, and the type that leads with force and intimidation. Both of these can be found in Richard Adams’ Watership Down. When danger seems to be approaching the Sandleford Warren, a group of rabbits gather and leave to form or find a new warren. Throughout their journey, a leader emerges; Hazel. The group also encounters an area called Efrafa, ruled by General Woundwort. Hazel and General Woundwort

In the novel Watership Down by Richard Adams, the lapine vocabulary is used as the language between the rabbits. For instance the word Flayrah is used to mean unusually good for, e.g. lettuce. This is important to the plot because it plays into what the rabbits will do for Flayrah. Also it differentiates between food that is mediocre and food that’s worth venturing into human land and fighting for. “Well, the man's gone by and Cowslip and I thought the flayrah ought not to lie about for long. If

Taylor 1 Anna Taylor Mr. Cullen Honors English 9 28 August 2017 Dialectical Journals for Watership Down Quotations Analysis “And we’ll eat it,” replied Toadflax. “Cowslips are just for Owsla don't you know that? If you don't we can easily teach you.” (Adams 5) This quote is significant because it introduces the reader to the rabbit civilizations hierarchy. It introduces the fact that the strongest, largest rabbits are the most valued in society. The higher members of the rabbit society receive

Watership Down Literary Analysis Good leaders ensure the world continues to advance. In contrast, bad leaders allow cruelty to spread and are often over controlling, taking away the freedom of their people. Richard Adams’s Watership Down is a story about rabbits trying to establish a warren, a society. Hazel, the main character of the book, has been informed that his warren is in danger. He leads a group of rabbits to try and start a new warren in a better environment, away from peril. While trying

Fiver, one of the main characters in the book Watership Down, evolves from a weak rabbit that always chooses to rely on his special power, into a strong, brave rabbit, through experiencing all the hardships he and the other rabbits have. His development in mentality and in the relationship with others are things readers of this book will enjoy and should focus on. At the beginning of the story, Fiver is described as a small, weak rabbit with the power to foresee the future. There is a quote in