Watership Down by Richard Adams is a book about a group of rabbits who are in search of a new warren after having to lead their old one. The chief of the rabbits, Hazel, helps them through through multiple challenges all the while being a great leader. Hazel is not only a great hero but a phenomenal leader in Watership Down. A leader is someone who can command a group of people successfully but a good leader is someone who can do all those things while being devoted to those their leading and to the cause, Hazel is definitely a good leader.
Hazel cares very much for those he is leading which makes him a remarkable and loyal leader. The rabbits need to go through a river to get away from their original warren, but Pipkin, the smallest of the…show more content… The rabbits are on Watership Down and beginning to make burrows, Hazel sees a hawk is about to attack a mouse. “On impulse Hazel hopped down the bank… ‘Run’ he said ‘here; quick.’” The mouse replies “‘One time a mouse ‘elp a you. You want ‘im ‘e come’” (Page 145, 149). Hazel’s instincts are to protect and he protects this mouse, not knowing if he will even get something out of it. This show's moral compass because he knows subconsciously that its right to try and save this mouse. His moral compass leads to this mouse who he helped, promising to help him in return which ends up helping the rabbits. A large bird has just crashed near the warren. Hazel asks: “‘You hurt?… ‘We make you safe, bug hole. Food too.’” (Page 183) Hazel is unsure of whether this animal is safe or not safe, still he goes up and tries to help him. Even though Hazel is hoping that the bird will help them, he still does not know that the bird is safe or will be dangerous. All Hazel knows this that a bird is hurt and they could help each other. He knows that if he can befriend this animal it will lead to good things for the warren, he has a plan. Hazel has clear idea of what he believes in and what he wants to accomplish which affect his leadership positively because he always has a
