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The Wind in the Willows
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,...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows is set in an idealized version of the English countryside. It has no relationship to an actual place in England; rather, the action takes place in and around the types of...
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The Wind in the Willows
The Otter's boy is missing. Portly, has been lost and Rat informs Mole of the missing child. They set out on the river at night to go look for the child of Mr. and Mrs. Otter. As dawn is...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
There are many themes in this book. The eNotes summary and study guide for the book has an excellent discussion of the themes. Among the themes that it lists are: Hospitality. You could also...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
"Wind In The Willows," is a children's novel written during the late nineteenth century. The novel is also Graham's way of writing a satire about the class structure of that era in...
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The Wind in the Willows
One of the morals of The Wind in the Willows is the joy that comes from journeys. At the beginning of the tale, Mole has never strayed far from his home, but, overcome with wanderlust, he finds...
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The Wind in the Willows
The climax of The Wind of the Willows takes place after Toad escapes from prison and evicts the stoats and weasels that have taken over his house, Toad Hall. With the help of Badger, Mole, and Rat,...
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The Wind in the Willows
Author Kenneth Grahame reportedly said that he wanted to write a book that was “free of problems, clear of the clash of sex.” So, the only real problem in this novel is that of the conflict of...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
The tone of this excellent children's book (which yet has so much to offer for adults) is playful, reverent and passionate. This of course mostly comes from the dominance of the Mole as one of the...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
One reason why The Wind in the Willows has an appeal to boys would be through its spirit of adventure. Mole breaks free from his domesticated realm and enters a world where there is activity and...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
The characters in Wind in the Willows reflect many characteristics of the animals in whose bodies they reside. Badger is respected and feared because of his great strength, but he is also a wise,...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
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...
