Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Fiver's Fear
When Silverweed, a rabbit in Cowslip's warren, recites a poem, Fiver's reaction is one of terror. "Fiver, as he listened, had shown a mixture of intense absorption and incredulous horror. At one and the same time he seemed to accept every word and yet to be stricken with fear" (p. 116). Why is Fiver afraid of Silverweed? What meaning did he construe from the poem that caused this reaction?
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I think that Fiver was afraid because Silverweed was also a prophet but was much too far gone to stay sane.
Fiver might be afraid of Silverweed because he goes to far in his poem, like he is a prophet of Frith. He might be afraid of him because he might do something harmful to them if they do something wrong. Fiver also might think that he is insane.
I think Fiver was just having another one of his visions. I think the rabbit he was invisioning was General Woundwort and Frith was probably telling Fiver that evil was coming. I think Frith was telling him something different while Silverweed was reading the poem. Frith was probably warning him about evil General Woundwort, but no one was listening to him. Fiver didn't feel like talking to someone who wouldn't listen to a word he was saying, so he didn't warn the other rabbits about the evil that was headed their way.
I think Fiver was just having another one of his visions. I think the rabbit he was invisioning was General Woundwort and Frith was probably telling Fiver that evil was coming. I think Frith was telling him something different while Silverweed was reading the poem. Frith was probably warning him about evil General Woundwort, but no one was listening to him. Fiver didn't feel like talking to someone who wouldn't listen to a word he was saying, so he didn't warn the other rabbits about the evil that was headed their way.
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