The Wind in the Willows

The first part of the chapter is overshadowed by a serious worry. Portly, the Otters' little boy, is missing, and has been missing, as Rat explains, for several days. The Otters have looked all...

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame is a classic children's book and is able to continually inspire children with its abundance of adventures and Toad's escapades. Adults and older children...

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame is set in a fictional countryside, but it appears to be inspired by the English countryside Grahame would have seen in his time. Many believe it was...

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame is not really a book that addresses a central problem or issue. It is not about social justice or people struggling with trauma, but rather meant to be an...

There are a number of symbols in The Wind in the Willows, many of which act as a satire of early twentieth-century England. With many of the characters, such as Badger, Rat, and Mole, symbolizing...

The major value system shown is based on the importance of friendship. Throughout the book, the main characters act in selfless ways, showing how their friendship overcomes obstacles such as greed...

The Wind in the Willows is an acclaimed children's book by Kenneth Grahame, published in 1908. Like many books written around the turn of the century, it is very much a product of its time. At its...

Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows is a novel for children first published in 1908. The main characters we meet in the first four chapters of the book are all animals with human...

At the conclusion of The Wind in the Willows, we find a Toad quite different from the one we first encounter at the beginning of the novel: "he was indeed an altered Toad." After "Toad's Last...

The storyline of “The Wind in the Willows” is fairly episodic, so it can be hard to point to a specific single climax for the book. Nevertheless, if we understand the book to be about Toad’s change...

Tone refers to an author's attitude regarding a particular subject. It is more often than not conveyed to a reader through word choice. Tone is closely related to mood, but mood refers to the...

In chapter 5 Mole and Rat return to Mole's home. Mole is embarrassed that he doesn't have any food for his guests, so Rat gives money to some caroling mice to get them groceries. In chapter 6...

The Wind in the Willows is a highly allusive text. The penultimate chapter-heading quotes a line from Tennyson’s poem “The Princess,” and the final chapter alludes to an even more famous work,...

In chapter 6 of "Wind In The Willows" Toad is visited by Mole, Badger, and Rat. The forcefully drag him into Toad Hall and Badger tells Toad that it is past time for him to stop driving. "You...

The Wind in the Willows is written in chapters about anthropomorphic animals living in the countryside. The main characters are Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad. They each have a sub-sect of adventures...

Choosing a main theme is difficult because it is a subjective choice. Different readers are going to see different themes as central to the story. For example, a major theme that I see now (but...

Mr. Toad was at first reluctant to let the young girl help him. He was too involved with feeling sorry for himself. When the girl came a second time he was friendly and accepting of her wish to...

Hello! The owl is mentioned in Chapter 8: Toad's Adventures. The owl mentioned is not a major or even minor character in the book. It seems to be an incidental character, a part of the setting in...

The Wind in the Willows is written in third person, with no specific character narrating. Instead, we are treated to the many feelings and emotions of each animal as they are introduced. The...

The resolution of a work of literature comes after the climax and falling action, almost always at the very end. At the end of The Wind in the Willows, Rat, Badger, Mole, and Toad retake Toad Hall,...

In chapter 1, Rat is talking to Mole about the creatures who live in the Wild Wood. One of those creatures is "dear old Badger." Rat tells Mole that "nobody interferes" with Badger and then adds,...

Rat, or Ratty to his friends, is one of the more positive characters of the story. He can be as stubborn as Badger at times, but his first and foremost goal is to make sure everyone is happy. He...

One way that Toad's well-meaning friends intend to stop Toad from driving recklessly is to put him under strict house arrest. They confine him to his room and set up shifts to monitor his behavior...

This book is full of wonderful characters, and listing all of them and their personalities is a large task; therefore, I am going to limit this answer by focusing more on the main characters of the...

These words are uttered by Rat to Mole when, in the chapter entitled "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn," the two animals go off to look for Portly, Otter's missing child. They eventually find Portly...

Well, let me start by being honest:I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for. Are you looking for the original illustrations for Wind in the Willows, by E. H. Shepard? If so, you'll find a...

Otter is a lower-class "Cockney" type character. He is sociable, resilient, and plugged into community doings. He is smart, and the other characters appreciate him because he can always be relied...

Another obvious reason why boys might find The Wind in the Willows appealing is because it has exclusively male characters. The duo of Mole and Rat are two masculine archetypes: one being the shy,...

1 If Mole can use paint brushes and ladders, why does he need to dig with his paws?2 To what degree will the animals in the story replicate human society?3 What imputed animal characteristics do...

Kenneth Grahame, author of “Wind in the Willows” lived during a time in the Victorian area where great social upheaval was taking place. The male-dominated status quo was, for example being...

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame is about four anthropomorphic animals (animals who act like people)--Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger. Mole first meets Rat when Mole tires of spring cleaning...

In chapter V, Rat helps Mole to search for his house, and once inside, to search for food. Mole and Rat are out walking together when Mole catches the scent of his old home nearby and implores Rat...

In Chapter 11 of Kenneth Grahame’s children’s classic, The Wind in the Willows, we discover that Toad Hall has been occupied by Weasels and Stoats during the period when Toad was off adventuring...

When Toad is first introduced in Chapter 2, he is enamored by carts and horses, and convinces his friends Mole and Rat to take a trip with him. On the road they are almost run down by a swiftly...