Themes Of Trust And Survival In Watership Down

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"Oh Hazel! This is where it comes from! I know now—something very bad! Some terrible thing—coming closer and closer" (Adams, 1975, p. 21). This quote at the beginning of Watership Down is the first of Fiver's amazing forewarnings, that helps him to demonstrate both of the themes of "trust" and "survival" in the rabbit world. Trust and survival are two key components to the rabbits lives, and they cannot live without either. Because of his ability to sense danger around him, Fiver exemplifies the related themes of trust and survival in Watership Down. First, Fiver exemplifies the theme of trust in Watership Down because of the rabbit's belief in his abilities. "There was no more questioning of Bigwig's strength, Fiver's insight, Blackberry's wits, or Hazel's authority" (Adams, 1975, p. …show more content…

At several points in the book, he saves them from danger, or maybe even death. ' "If only he'd listened to you! Well, it can't be changed now, till acorns grow on thistles" ' (Adams, 1975, p. 160). Here, Holly said to Fiver that if the Threarah would have just listened to Fiver, then they would have all survived the Sandleford Warren disaster. Fiver's ability to see into the future allows the rabbits to survive, because without his abilities, none of them would have known about any of the potential dangers coming their way.
' "Hazel isn't dead," said Fiver ' (Adams, 1975, p. 239). Also, without Fiver, the Chief Rabbit of Watership Down, Hazel, would have never survived without him. Hazel was alive in the storm drain after he got shot, and only Fiver knew that due to a premonition. He brought Hazel back to Watership Down to prevent dying of his wounds. This action of Fiver's exemplified the theme of survival, because without Hazel being alive, the Watership Down Warren would have lost it's greatest leader who leads them all to the ultimate goal of

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