The Wind In The Willows
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows (published in 1908) by Kenneth Grahame is a children's fictional novel set in England during the early 20th century. This allegory from the stimulus booklet evokes feelings of magic and adventure but also feelings of reflection as we relate the actions of Ratty, Mole and Toad to our lives.Grahame evokes an imaginative journey within the mind of the reader as he questions "Which journey's do we take that we really want to experience?" Kenneth Grahame conveys this idea through Mole who is being forced to take Ratty's journey instead of his own. This text broadens our understanding of the world today in that it helps us to undertsand the complex interactions between people.
The major themes I discovered during this extract from the "Wind in the Willows" were social classes and the importance of friendship. Toad is an aristocrat and believes he is far more superior and elegant then Ratty and Mole. Toad uses his social power to......
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