Watership Down, Richard Adams' first novel, made its way into my life in the Christmas of 1974 and has drawn me back to its yellowing pages ever since. A present from a much loved uncle, the story of the quest for survival by a brave, easy to love band of rabbits, seemed to combine the intimacy of...
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In light of the description of anthropomorphism, I think it is only fitting to use the novels Charlotte's Web and Watership Down to demonstrate them. While both of these novels show animals behaving in different manners, they are both uncharacteristic of normal animal behaviour. Charlotte's Web...
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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...
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Leadership Uncovered Richard Adams' story "Watership Down" tells a tale of the strain of a small warren of rabbits and the transformation of the main character Hazel. Hazel undergoes many changes throughout this story, some good and some bad. He became the leader of the rabbits once they left...
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Watership Down: Governmental Systems In the novel Watership Down, there are many types of communities, and with those communities comes a different type of government. All three of these governments vary from each other, in how they are set up and how they are ran. Each of the governments in the...
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WATERSHIP DOWN by RICHARD ADAMS (1972) PART I The Journey 1. The Notice Board CHORUS: Why do you cry out thus, unless at some vision of horror? CASSANDRA: The house reeks of death and dripping blood. CHORUS: How so? 'Tis but the odor of the altar sacrifice. CASSANDRA: The stench is like a breath...
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Student Name Not Applicable Teachers Name Not Applicable Honors English 10 Tuesday, February 26, 2013 Watership Down-College Level Reading Material? Why does the book Watership Down by Richard Adams, appear on a college level reading list? The book has expansive imagery and thorough details...
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Hazel and El-ahrairah Watership Down is an epic novel filled with adventure. Though the main characters are rabbits, the author depicts them in a very individual way that highlights their personalities while still keeping the novel believable. Two rabbits that have and especially big impact on the...
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Not Your Typical Superhero Story Spiderman, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Cat Woman; when you hear the word hero or heroine that is who you think of. The most famous heroes of all time, as well as the not so famous heroes such as Hazel, fit the archetype of a hero; they are all courageous...
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Parallelism in Watership Down In works of literature, authors incorporate parallels to portray corresponding events. The novel Watership Down, by Richard Adams, has numerous examples of parallelism. The actions of the Watership down rabbits correspond with the actions of a rabbit folk-hero named...
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?A Wrinkle in Time Essay There are many differences between the book and the movie version of a Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’engle. Even though there are many differences, there are also some similarities. But in the movie, there are many more differences in characters and relationships, plot...
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What is the significance of Fiver's vision? Fiver sees the hillside near the Sandleford warren covered with blood. Although he does not know the cause, he is certain the warren is in danger. The blood foretells the death of all the rabbits who remain in the warren. Prompted by the vision, Hazel...
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