Watership Down
In this story, Richard Adams' creates an interesting part of the story when eleven rabbits unite to form a group and flee from their warren, in hopes of avoiding a great tragedy. These rabbits leave their warren without knowledge of why they need to leave their homes. The one thing the rabbits have in common is their faith in Fiver's dreams and visions. Together these rabbits will have to put aside their differences in order to face the danger ahead of them.
The newfound friends are led by a young headstrong rabbit named Hazel who tries to lead with courage and wisdom. While the group travels to their unknown destination they encounter problems like wild animals, but with cooperation they get through their problems. An interesting part is how they figure out a way to transport their injured Fiver and Pipkin across the river to escape the dog. Using his brains, Hazels has the idea to ship the two injured rabbits across the river upon a flat piece of wood. When this act had been done, the other rabbits had a new admiration of Hazel. This new admiration was brought upon, when he had to choose to leave injured rabbits behind he refused and thought of idea to help them across, Hazel has shown himself as a competent, caring, and wise leader.
Fiver is a small rabbit that seems to have the ability to see future visions. It was because of him that the eleven crusaders left to find a new home. He predicted the destruction of the warren long before it was to happen. His character is very strange, he is constantly looking over his shoulder, maybe expecting a hideous monster. When he does not feel totally at ease he will tremble, bolt, or go crazy. He is a good friend to have around, many times he has saved the group with his extraordinary abilities. He had predicted the destruction of the warren and the freakish lifestyle of Cowslip's warren, another is his dream of Hazel trapped in the ditch. Fiver is a reliable and very valuable asset to this group as a friend and as a seer. Without him the group would have died in the warren and would not have had a chance at all.
Another of the main characters is Bigwig, he is strong larger rabbit that was previously a part of the group owsla.
One of the team mates with a conflict that needed to be resolved is Lion. Lion lives alone in a tiny apartment with a hot plate. He gets lonely sometimes and the only things that stop him from getting depressed are swimming and being with his best friends Walker, Jeff, and Nortie. They never talk about Lion’s life but he knows that they life him for who he is not becau...
Richard Adams novel, Watership Down, is the account of a group of rabbits trip to search out a new location to inhabit. After escaping the Sandleford Warren because of one rabbit’s instincts, nearly a dozen rabbits cross virgin country. Along the way, they run across a few other warrens. These places exhibit a completely different way of living to the fleeing group. What they learn is vital when they develop their own warren. From these places they manage to collect some rabbits to increase their size once they reach a resting point at their final destination. Each of the places they encounter is set up differently. These warrens contain a distinct and unique social system, belief and leadership role.
Many of Margaret Wise Brown’s most famous books have animals as the main character. For example, Runaway Bunny and Goodnight Moon, two of her most popular books, feature rabbits as the main characters. Further, in Goodnight Moon, the animal’s behavior is parallel to that of humans. For example, the motherly figure on the rocking chair is reading to the young rabbit as many parents do to their children. Additionally, Brown adds a humorous element as the young rabbit seems to have pets.
The Tale of the Black Freighter is a comic book within the comic book Watchmen. It tells of a story about how a castaway tries to save his town. Though its setting is different from that Watchmen, the Tale of Black Freighter is analogous to the story of Watchmen in respect of the story line, the mission to prevent peril, and the theme of moral dilemma.
At several points in the book, he saves them from danger, or maybe even death. ' "If only he'd listened to you! Well, it can't be changed now, till acorns grow on thistles" ' (Adams, 1975, p. 160). Here, Holly said to Fiver that if the Threarah would have just listened to Fiver, then they would have all survived the Sandleford Warren disaster. Fiver's ability to see into the future allows the rabbits to survive, because without his abilities, none of them would have known about any of the potential dangers coming their way.
& nbsp; Hazel became the leader of the rabbits once they left their original. He was a very smart and tricky rabbit who won the respect and trust of the other rabbits by his courage and many great deeds. He always handled problems calmly so others would also remained calm and a sigh of relief. Whenever a plan was needed, Hazel would always. come up with one of these. Fiver, the younger brother of Hazel, was unique because of his small size and ability to foresee danger.
The main character, Dian Fossey, she starts off as innocent, inexperienced. She embarks on this journey with no knowledge about the gorillas. Even though she has knows that she has not many experience for this task, she shows determination and passion. She shows affection for this gorillas as the time continues. She died with her determination of not letting the species die. Second, Dr. Leakey is the mentor and free spirit. He helps Dian embark on her journey but is carefree enough to live her alone in an unknown place. Next is Sembagare, the loyal sidekick and best friend. He is always on her side and is almost always beside her on the film. When Dian starts to lose her mind, he helps her get back up. After Dian dies, he arranges for her to be buried besides Digit in the jungle and makes the circle of stones around the two graves. At last, Bob Campbell is the lover. He becomes her lover and is willing to divorce his wife just to live with Dian. He then wants to take Dian with him but Dian has to sacrifice her love for him in order to
“All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed" (Adams 43). In the creation of the secondary world of the novel, Richard Adams utilizes mythos to enrich the rabbit culture. Through these stories, the rabbits learn how to make up for their shortcomings by taking advantage of their assets. The series of myths in the novel discuss the rabbits’ reliance on trickery, emphasis on selflessness, and views on mortality and enhances the novel by providing a set of underlying morals that aids in understand rabbit behavior.
The main characters in this story are 6 friends from Cedarville Middle School, a crooked businessman, and a Doberman Pincher. Griffin Bing is, “The Man With The Plan,” and he organizes the missions this group of friends get involved in. Ben Slovak is Griffins best friend and he has a ferret that goes everywhere with him to help him with his narcolepsy or sleep disorder. Pitch Benson is an expert at mountain climbing and she helps them get into impossible places. Melissa Dukakis is a computer expert which comes in handy for eves dropping. Logan Kellerman is an actor and he is good at distracting people. Savannah Drysdale is an animal whisperer which has helped them get past guard dogs. S. Wendell Palomino or, “Swindle” is a crooked businessman who has caused these friends a lot of problems. Luthor is a huge temperamental Doberman who be...
The Pirates of Penzance was an opera performed by the Southwest Texas Opera Workshop. The Pirates of Penzance, composed by Gilbert & Sullivan, is a light-hearted parody of the traditional opera. This opera takes place somewhere in the British Virgin Islands. It is about a boy, Federic, who is to be apprenticed by his nurse, Ruth, to become a pilot. Ruth mistakes the word pilot for pirate and apprentices him to a band of pirates. She, too, remains with them as a maid-of-all-work.
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...he runs: Ah: runs". The conclusion suggests at the least an ephemeral hope, and in the most generous reading, an ecstatic proclamation. After all that Rabbit has endured, he persists in his hopeful vision. This reveals his creator, Updike, to be highly affirmative of the indomitability of the human spirit. Like a pebble in a spring stream, Rabbit is, by his own designs and by those of others, tossed to and fro. He endures the death of his newborn baby, the rejection of his mother, the ineffectual and foolish machinations of the Reverend Eccles, and the loss of Tothero who, behind his mother, had the second greatest influence on his life. Finally, he loses contact with the child he conceived with Ruth. In spite of this, Rabbit retains hope in a future in which he will find the straight path that appeases his appetite and appeals to his sense of orderliness and peace.
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