The Wild Wood
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The Wild Wood is a chapter in Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows," depicting the eerie, dangerous forest that contrasts with the story’s more peaceful riverbank setting.
Aliases (2)
- TheWildWood ×1
- Wild Wood ×1
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter
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literaryWork → |
| appearsIn |
The Wind in the Willows
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| author |
Kenneth Grahame
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| containsEvent |
Mole and Rat find refuge in Badger’s house
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Mole gets lost in the woods → Rat searches for Mole → |
| contrastsWith |
the peaceful riverbank setting
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| featuresCharacter |
Badger
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Mole → Rat → |
| featuresGroup |
ferrets
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stoats → weasels → |
| firstPublishedIn |
The Wind in the Willows (1908)
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| hasGenre |
animal fiction
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fantasy → |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later depictions of ominous forests in children’s fantasy
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| intendedAudience |
children
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| language |
English
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| leadsTo |
Badger’s home
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| literaryPeriod |
Edwardian era
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| moodShiftFromPreviousChapter |
from cozy and pastoral to tense and ominous
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| narrativeFunction |
contrasts safety of the riverbank with danger of the woods
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tests the courage of the characters → |
| narrativePerspective |
third-person narration
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| partOf |
The Wind in the Willows
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| settingDescription |
dangerous forest
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eerie forest → |
| settingType |
forest
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| spatialRelation |
adjacent to Badger’s underground home
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located away from the riverbank → |
| symbolizes |
danger
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social unrest among the animals → the unknown → |
| theme |
courage
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fear of the unknown → friendship and loyalty → hospitality and refuge → |
| tone |
eerie
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menacing → suspenseful → |
| usedInEducation |
studied in children’s literature courses
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| workByAuthor |
Kenneth Grahame
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| workType |
children’s literature chapter
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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The Wind in the Willows
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containsChapter |
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Toad Hall is taken over by weasels and stoats
("TheWildWood")
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relatedLocation |
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Chief Weasel
("Wild Wood")
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settingOfActivity |