Blog #8 Analysis of Redwall

For me, Redwell was MUCH easier to read than The Hobbit.  It was so much easier for me to get lost into. After I finished reading, I thought about the reasons why this way and this is what I am up with.

First, I would forget that I was reading about animals and would think I was reading about people. Of course this wouldn't last long because they called each other mice and rats every other sentence.  Jacque did such a good job giving the animals human characteristics. It was easy to connect with the way the characters were feeling.

Second, there were many relationships in Redwall.  Matthias and Cornflower had feelings for each other throughout the entire book.  Methusela and Mattias built a great friendship around their bond for finding Martin's sword.  The relationship of all the Redwall mice and creatures was very close and loving as well.  Then there were relationship that weren't so positive.  Cluny's relationship with his army was full of hatred, abuse, and murder.  The sparrows also had bad relationships in their nest.  

Although, being nineteen and reading this book kills the "suspense" part of wondering if Cluny will win the battle and take over Redwall, it was still exciting to reveal the outcomes of the book.  I would get lost in the story and seriously read for like three hours at a time even though I knew what it was going to be.  If I would have read this book as a little girl, I think I would have read it in one sitting for sure.

The only downfall of the book was that it drug on in some parts.  For a while I didn't think Matthias was EVER going to find the sword.  The same thing was happening over and over and over again. He would go try to find it and it wouldn't be there then it would repeat.