Down on the Down.
“They’ll never rest until they’ve spoiled the earth.”
- Watership Down
I’ll never rest until I’ve presented. No, that isn’t true. I’m actually surprisingly calm and feel as though I’ll do well.
I am ready to present! Sadly, our presentation date has been pushed from Friday to Monday and I must admit that I am highly disappointed. I was excited.
I am also finished my first ISU novel; WaterShip Down. I loved it and watched the movie (it wasn’t as good), and have already thought of a thesis.
So far it goes like…
“The only reason why the tale of the rabbits lead to destruction was because the rabbits were personified as people”
Or something along those lines…
It will be worded better.
Currently, I am working on gathering information and ideas to perfect my thesis.
I’m thinking of reading another book, this time non-fiction, about a man’s observations of wild rabbits. Wouldn’t that be a wonderful profession? I love rabbits, and even have a rabbit of my own (his name is Wallace). I think that I’ll observe him and write a book about it.
It was this work, “The Private Life of The Rabbit:” that inspired Richard Adams to write his novel in the first place. Reading it will help me to distinguish the true rabbit actions from those which were personified. That might sound stupid to some. Some would think that the rabbits talking is a personification, but I do not think that this is true. Rabbit do communicate, and it was simply written in English so that the reader could comprehend. What I must distinguish is which topics of conversation are genuinely animal and which are of human creation. I am going to read this second book over the weekend.
I’m excited to work on my ISU.
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Bonus Question: What do you think of my thesis? Suggestions?
jessets said,
February 29, 2008 @ 10:49 am
Hello!
I beleive that your thesis would be a very good and interesting topic to explore. People do tend to create destruction.
I have not read Watership Down therefore I cannot really suggest any other ideas.
Either way, I wish you good luck and happy writing!
Ilayda said,
March 7, 2008 @ 4:32 pm
It’s awfully depressing that our ’stamp’ or inevitable byproduct is destruction. I mean, look at our world today… most of the causes of our global issues probably began as good intentions and, well. :P Or maybe that’s my naivete talking.
Is it the same thing with the rabbits?
I’m excited to work on my essay too. :)