Leadership In Watership Down

Watership Down is a story that shows the us value of leadership. It shows us how leadership is effective in the different rabbit communities and how different character traits factor to success. You can look at the protagonists and even the antagonists of the story to get a sense of the different qualities that leaders posses. Hazel, our protagonist, guided the rabbits with his cunning wit and bold intellect. Bigwig, who can also be considered as a protagonist, was Hazel’s right hand man who took Hazel’s ideas and forced them into action. However, we must switch our thoughts to General Woundwort and Cowlip who had thriving communities until their flaws were found out. What did some rabbit leaders do to achieve their goals and why did superior warrens fail after Hazel’s group came? To answer questions such as this you must know and have the proper “tactics” to appeal to followers and communities. In order to have a successful community it is vital to have a leader who listens, inspires, and brings his followers to a main goal.
One might say the term leadership demonstrates qualities like commanding, direct, bold, and courageous while others think of servant leaders who give to the community and stay in the shadows. A stereotype associated with a leader is someone who orders people around while yelling or doing other things in a bold manner. After reading this book, you will learn that that stereotype is not completely accurate because we tend to forget the leaders who instead of boldly direct people, stay in the background and let their pupils take the jump at the situations using their own personal skills. These are just two forms of leadership that are used in the book and in everyday life.This symbolism plays a large role throughout the book, enabling us to look at leaders in