- General Woundwort built his life in defense against humans, yet he seemed to be the most human of all the rabbits. He showed stubborness, defiance,and violence, all of which are human traits.
- Cowslip's warren had everything Hazel could want (a huge burrow, a supply of food just for them every day, plenty of does) but they seemed so sad and unsatisfied.
-"They all seem so terribly sad. I can't think why, when they're all so big and strong and have this beautiful warren. But they put me in mind of trees in November" (Adams 81).
-Paranoid Fiver making a prophesy that his warren will be destroyed and having that prophesy come true is ironic -Cowslip's warren ends up being a deathtrap for Hazel and his fellow rabbits -Hazel getting injured at the farm when Fiver told him he had a bad feeling about Hazel going
~The whole story was caused by humans as Fiver, Hazel and the gang set off to avoid the terrible happenings that Fiver predicted yet at the end it was Lucy that saved Hazel. ~The story is about a bunch of bunnies being brave and facing their fears when in reality bunnies would ever choose to purposefully fight the enemy
- Woundwart, the strongest, most feared, and bravest bunny ever to be seen who was also the antagonist of the book was the one in the end being chased and killed by the dog, not any of the other weaker or less fast bunnies.
- Hazel gets into problems with a cat but just luckily the cat, which could easily kill or seriously harm a little, defenless rabbit, doesnt end up hurting hazel at all.
- Hazel, the leader of the whole group and probably the most important bunny, was shot in the leg but recovered beautifully without any problems. He was just like new in three days after being shot and lieing in a ditch for a couple days as well.
" Hazel was limping and had evidently found the climb a strain, but after resting and feeding for a short time he was able to run down to the warren almost as fast as the others" (chapter 51, page 251)
When Fiver and Hazel see the board that is "all white and covered with black lines", they do not know what it is. Because the reader knows that the board is a construction zone notice, this is an example of dramatic irony -- when the audience knows something that the characters do not.
Also, it is ironic that two of the outskirters of the first warren are leaders of the travelling rabbits. One would expect that the two bigger, stronger, more powerful Owsla members would take advantage of the outskirters and take over the rabbits by force. Because the reader expects the Owsla members to be power thirsty when they are not, this is an example of situational irony -- the opposite of what you expect happens.
"We were sitting on water, going down a great, deep stream, and then I realized we were on a board - like that board in the field - all white and covered in black lines." (Adams 8-9)
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There was irony in Watership Down in that:
- General Woundwort built his life in defense against humans, yet he seemed to be the most human of all the rabbits. He showed stubborness, defiance,and violence, all of which are human traits.
- Cowslip's warren had everything Hazel could want (a huge burrow, a supply of food just for them every day, plenty of does) but they seemed so sad and unsatisfied.
-"They all seem so terribly sad. I can't think why, when they're all so big and strong and have this beautiful warren. But they put me in mind of trees in November" (Adams 81).
"For your death. believeme, i am sorry for your death." (Adams 452)
that's Amanda C
-Paranoid Fiver making a prophesy that his warren will be destroyed and having that prophesy come true is ironic
-Cowslip's warren ends up being a deathtrap for Hazel and his fellow rabbits
-Hazel getting injured at the farm when Fiver told him he had a bad feeling about Hazel going
~The whole story was caused by humans as Fiver, Hazel and the gang set off to avoid the terrible happenings that Fiver predicted yet at the end it was Lucy that saved Hazel.
~The story is about a bunch of bunnies being brave and facing their fears when in reality bunnies would ever choose to purposefully fight the enemy
There's irony in that...
- Woundwart, the strongest, most feared, and bravest bunny ever to be seen who was also the antagonist of the book was the one in the end being chased and killed by the dog, not any of the other weaker or less fast
bunnies.
- Hazel gets into problems with a cat but just luckily the cat, which could easily kill or seriously harm a little, defenless rabbit, doesnt end up hurting hazel at all.
- Hazel, the leader of the whole group and probably the most important bunny, was shot in the leg but recovered beautifully without any problems. He was just like new in three days after being shot and lieing in a ditch for a couple days as well.
" Hazel was limping and had evidently found the climb a strain, but after resting and feeding for a short time he was able to run down to the warren almost as fast as the others" (chapter 51, page 251)
Examples of irony in Watership Down are:
When Fiver and Hazel see the board that is "all white and covered with black lines", they do not know what it is. Because the reader knows that the board is a construction zone notice, this is an example of dramatic irony -- when the audience knows something that the characters do not.
Also, it is ironic that two of the outskirters of the first warren are leaders of the travelling rabbits. One would expect that the two bigger, stronger, more powerful Owsla members would take advantage of the outskirters and take over the rabbits by force. Because the reader expects the Owsla members to be power thirsty when they are not, this is an example of situational irony -- the opposite of what you expect happens.
"We were sitting on water, going down a great, deep stream, and then I realized we were on a board - like that board in the field - all white and covered in black lines." (Adams 8-9)
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