Richard Adams and the Political Allegory of “Watership Down”
by Gillian Puma, Staff Writer Richard Adams discusses the issues in society in his 1972 novel titled “Watership Down.” However, Adams discusses these issues through the eyes of rabbits giving the story allegorical symbolism. The story begins when a young rabbit named Fiver envisions his home and warren being brutally destroyed. This vision shows that the area in which the warren inhabits is going to be turned … Continue reading Richard Adams and the Political Allegory of “Watership Down”
