![]() ![]() This moment, the first journey we see the animals take with Toad, sets up much of the dynamic that continues to resonate through the novel. ![]() Whereas Rat sees the cart as requiring hard work, Toad sees it as an idyllic symbol of excitement. And still, the differing attitudes towards the cart reveals the differences in characterization. For instance, the characters are always interested in adventures, since they see the wide world as an exciting place to visit. ![]() However, the themes he touches upon are quite central to the novel as a whole. This passage - from Toad’s monologue about his new caravan - is meant to convince Mole and Rat to join him on the road. The open road, the dusty highway, the heath, the common, the hedgerows, the rolling downs! Camps, villages, towns, cities! Here today, up and off to somewhere else tomorrow! Travel, change, interest, excitement! The whole world before you, and a horizon that’s always changing! And mind, this is the very finest cart of its sort that was ever built, without any exception." Toad, p. "There’s real life for you, embodied in that little cart. ![]()
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