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The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows is a classic children's book. It was first published in 1908. The characters are a collection of meadow animals, the main character being Mr. Toad.

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Wind in the willows- themes?

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The Title does not give any hint of the plot or substance. the original novel, written around l905 by Kenneth Grahame, was essentially, an animal cartoon written as a novel. I have been exposed to snatches of it, chapters or so in Readers in Grammar and English Books in High school . There are, given some hindsight, some cultural misgivings. There are NO female characters. There are overtones of a sort of homosexual men"s club or associaton. Setting is Edwardian England- I cannot see how the title was derived, it has nothing to do with the plot.

What is ethel's role in wind in the willows?

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I don "t recall any female characters in this story. This is what stands out like a Third Leg! Something is Gay about Wiw.

What age is The Wind in the Willows for?

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I would suggest 9 and up.

What animal was ratty in wind in the willows?

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No, none of the animals has first and last names, but Toad is always Mr. Toad- they don"t seem to have family life ( neither does Bugs Bunny)l. Maybe if they got too specific, the censors would telegraph down- All stop!- as many disliked the whole idea of animal characters and cartoons- linking them with the Pagan Aesop. In Church schools, with the rarest exceptions in maybe the lower grades- animal cartoons were UNKNOWN.

What is two important events in the wind in the willows?

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1: The piper at the gates of dawn, the rescuer of animals in need

2: The incarceration of Toad

In wind in the willows is toad sad?

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Toad is a very interesting character. He is not necessarily sad, but in some parts of the story he isn't very happy. For example, when he is put in jail for stealing the motor-car, he isn't exactly happy. But he is rich, and greedy, and in other parts of the story, when he gets what he wants, he is quite happy.

What is the writing style of Wind in the Willows?

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Childish. It is essentially an animal cartoon ( like the Looney Tunes type) written, not as a comic book- but as a novel. If kids could read that well, they could handle a novel about people- say the Hardy Boys, the various works of Verne, etc. The animal-cartoon presentation type-casts a ( Kiddyland) atmosphere of childish fantasy.

Who is Monica in wind in the willows?

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'A splendid care draws up before Toad. Two goggled motorists alight. Motorist Monica and Motorist Rupert'.............Monica is a posh lady.

What does Toad disguise himself as to escape from prison in 'The Wind in the Willows' by kenneth Grahame?

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He dons female attire- sort of a transvestite to get out of Jail. This certainly fortifies the assumptions that the whole complex of stories is homosexual in nature. This incident may have been edited out of school adaptations of the (classic) certainly jail-breaking is not a laudable thing.- and the transvestite angle is rare in children's literature. I am not referring to adventurous female characters somewhat based on, say Joan of Arc or Aviatrixes, these are drawn as Girls- who are adventure-oriented.

Who sang carols at moles house in wind in the willows?

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Wind in the Willows is certainly not a Christmas tale. Most of the action takes place in the Spring or Summertime. the animals are a decidedly outdoorsy cast- which makes sense. one of them likes to ( mess about in boats)- so to speak. It is not a musical, and as it seems to be in the (Eternal summer) of much youth fiction- there is no employment slot for Carollers who would be more at home in a Yuletide setting. Up to a point Mr.Toad seems to be a Scrooge type- but that's besides the point. There are no girls or love interests in the tale. which suggests... H O M O

What is the name of ratty home in wind in the willows?

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Ratty, the water rat, lives in a hole near the river:

(Mole)

As he sat on the grass and looked across the river, a dark hole in the bank opposite, just above the water’s edge, caught his eye, and dreamily he fell to considering what a nice snug dwelling-place it would make for an animal with few wants and fond of a bijou riverside residence, above flood level and remote from noise and dust. As he gazed, something bright and small seemed to twinkle down in the heart of it, vanished, then twinkled once more like a tiny star. But it could hardly be a star in such an unlikely situation; and it was too glittering and small for a glow-worm. Then, as he looked, it winked at him, and so declared itself to be an eye; and a small face began gradually to grow up round it, like a frame round a picture.

A brown little face, with whiskers.

A grave round face, with the same twinkle in its eye that had first attracted his notice.

Small neat ears and thick silky hair.

It was the Water Rat!

Who built badgers house of wind in the willows?

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His ancestors, it was an ancient badger sette.

Wind of the willows ending?

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the climax of the wind in the willows is i dont knoww!! :(( i need it as in right now. -.- this project of mine is needed to pass tomorrow!! -.- can somebody help me?! :D

Who is the hero in Wind in The Willows?

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Don't think there is a frog, do you mean Mr Toad?

The Wind in the Willows setting?

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Wind In the Willows is essentially an animal cartoon ( akin to Bugs Bunny) that is written in the form of a novel. It appears to be set in England around l905 or l906 when it was written, as judged by period props- automobiles of that period. the thing really doesnt have much plot, but is a jumble of stories about a sort of social club of gentlemen of leisure- who have not straight jobs to tie them down. Toad is more or less the Head Man. It always struck me there was something Homosexual about the whole things- no female characters of note. This also applies to Winnie The Pooh, with the exception of Kanga and Roo, her child kangaroo wallaby.

What is the theme in Wind in the Willows?

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A main conflict in The Wind in the Willows is that of man versus society:

Mole struggles to fit in with the 'river bankers,' and tries to find a place for his small home in the 'river banker' world. Toad's manias are always unacceptable to society and he finds himself on the wrong side of the law. Rat briefly struggles with his place in the world after meeting the Wayfaring Rat. Badger is described as hating society but is constantly pulled in by circumstance.

How do you describe ratty from The Wind in the Willows?

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He is a water rat, and is usually called (Ratty). He likes to mess about in boats, but is not a professional seaman. If I remember corrrectly- as contrasted with more societal-oriented animal cartoons ( for example Uncle Wiggily) none of the animal characters has anything resembling a straight job. now, with Wiggily, there was a Dr. Possum, a Nurse Jane Fuzzy-Wuzzy ( who was a Muskrat Lady, and more or less the love interest for the title character) and so on. not so in Wind in the Willows. They may have used the dodge of the (Endless Summer) common in some juvenile yarns which would be set in the Summer Vacation, avoiding the academic chores.

How many chapters in The Wind in the Willows?

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In 1908 Grahame retired from his position as secretary of the Bank of England. He moved back to Cookham, Berkshire, where he had been brought up and spent his time by the River Thames doing much as the animal characters in his book do-namely, as one of the phrases from the book says, "simply messing about in boats"-and wrote down the bed-time stories he had been telling his son Alistair