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The Wind in the Willows Study Guide

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by Kenneth Grahame
About 85 pages (25,342 words)
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Literary Qualities

The Wind in the Willows is told in the style of many children's bedtime stories.

The tales can function as separate stories or be read as a more lengthy account of the adventures of Rat, Mole, Badger, and Toad in the world alongside the River. Like A. A. Milne's tales of Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin, these are certainly more than tales about cute animals who lead a jolly life.

Grahame is interested in what it means to be a friend, what "home" really is, and how people express their loyalty to friends and home. He explores these topics by placing his characters in predicaments and letting them find their own solutions, as when Mole does not heed Ratty's warning and gets lost in the Wild Wood or when Toad becomes the victim.....

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