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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Out of curiosity... what age were you when it was assigned? I wasn't thrilled with the novel (much to the dismay of all my classmates) at the time, either. But not because of it's length or tediousness; anthropomorphism just always rubbed me the wrong way. Even as a child (though I didn't know the term for it until much later).
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Just as a minor point of interest, and perhaps an illustration of how we are perhaps encouraged to take "the" book of the time too seriously, the Royal Shakespeare Company members adopted this as a fun creed, talking in (rabbit, I suppose is an accurate title ? ) the language, and adopting characters for themselves.
The craze didn't last too long, but it must have led to some strange conversations in the wings while in full flight......!