Watership Down
Essay by Nicolas • August 9, 2011 • Essay • 283 Words (2 Pages) • 1,451 Views
"They'd altered what rabbits do naturally because they thought they could do better...You say buck rabbits don't dig...But they could if they wanted to. suppose we had deep, comfortable burrows to sleep in? ...And there's nothing to stop us from having them, except that buck rabbits won't dig. Not can't--won't." (110) Blackberry on top of Watership Down.
Even though the cowslip warren was not a good way for rabbits to live, Blackberry learned something from it--that rabbits can change and adapt to whatever situation they find themselves in if they are simply willing to do so."They'd altered what rabbits do naturally because they thought they could do better...You say buck rabbits don't dig...But they could if they wanted to. suppose we had deep, comfortable burrows to sleep in? ...And there's nothing to stop us from having them, except that buck rabbits won't dig. Not can't--won't." (110) Blackberry on top of Watership Down.
Even though the cowslip warren was not a good way for rabbits to live, Blackberry learned something from it--that rabbits can change and adapt to whatever situation they find themselves in if they are simply willing to do so."They'd altered what rabbits do naturally because they thought they could do better...You say buck rabbits don't dig...But they could if they wanted to. suppose we had deep, comfortable burrows to sleep in? ...And there's nothing to stop us from having them, except that buck rabbits won't dig. Not can't--won't." (110) Blackberry on top of Watership Down.
Even though the cowslip warren was not a good way for rabbits to live, Blackberry learned something from it--that rabbits can change and adapt to whatever situation they find themselves in if they are simply willing to do so.
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