Kenneth Grahame’s ‘The Wind in the Willows’ is a novel aims at youngsters. The plot is humor of Great Britain. The novel illustrates a fair mixing of the relationships between the human-like animals, and wildlife. The  narrative acts as an important milestone in Post-Victorian children’s literature. 

The characters featured in this book are Mole, Rat, Toad, Badger, & Otter. Toad is a big headed & childlike traits. Mole shows traits of reasoning and sensible behavior. Badger shows traits of kindness and hospitality. Otter possesses  sensibility. All these characters participate equally in the narrative of both thrilling and neo-noir.

 “When are you going to be sensible, and think of your friends, and try and be a credit to them?” One of the problems with Toad is that he enjoys crashing motor vehicles. As a result, Rat tries to talk some sense into him. Though, this doesn’t work. Toad is supposed to be a child stuck in an adult’s body. However, Rat always re-enforces the act of growing up onto Toad, and is careful for others.

 As a result of Toad’s motorcar crimes, he is sent to a deepest, darkest dungeon to pay for his crimes. “Toad Hall,  an eligible self-contained gentleman’s residence. Toad, being the character showing the most affluence owns his own manner house. During his sentence, he started to boast about this mansion. 

“Now then, follow me! Mole first, ‘cos I’m very pleased with him; Rat next; Toad last.” Badger starts an invasion at Toad Hall. With this in mind, Mole begins to show traits of maturity. As a result of this invasion, Toad’s behavior illustrates the opposite of Mole. His ordeal is going back to the dungeon, like a child being anxious about going to their bedroom for misbehaving.

“For it has roused a longing in me that is a pain.” While in search of a missing infant Otter, Rat becomes faced with noise coming from a piper. The quote focuses on the main idea of the author’s intention in writing the novel. The focuses being: The reasons which cause life to be worthwhile. The sounds travel through Rat likes blades. With this in mind, the focus is intended to be answered between the lines. 

To conclude, the characters have a variety of different personalities and views of the world. Their human-like features are included with their animal-like traits. In terms of Mole has a good sense of smell. The book is aimed at showing animals living British-life, in the summer season. The animals have a justice system, hence Toad was sent to pay for his motor-car crimes. The mansion was invaded by the other animals while Toad was imprisoned and during his escape, Toad’s behavior is terrible and affects the rest of the animals.

The story plays an important part in children’s literature. In modern-day, it is still read by children. The story features human-like animals who all have their own ordeals. Mole and Rat being the kindest animals featured in the story while Toad represents the most immature and self-observed, making this story amusing and eye-opening to a young audience. With British humor and an excellent narrative, it is definitely worth a read, even to a grown-up audience.

Citations: Kenneth Grahame, “The Wind in the Willows, June 15, 1908.