Blog 8: Analyzing Redwall

Redwall is a story about overcoming adversity and growing into your potential. When the story begins, Matthias is a young novice at Redwall Abbey with small responsibilities like gathering food and running errands. He dreams, like every young child, to one day be great like Martin the Warrior. When Cluny the Scourge comes to take Redwall, Matthias rises to become the hero everyone needs. He realizes that if he can find Martin the Warrior’s sword, they can overcome Cluny.

Matthias is challenged by ancient poems, King Bull Sparra, Asmodeus and many other difficult situations throughout the story. He becomes a brave young mouse determined to save his home. Children grow up when we give them responsibility. Matthias is the perfect example of this. When he was needed, and people relied on him for their survival, he stepped up to the plate and became what was expected of him.

I love how this story showed Matthias growing up. When we read a story, we start as a novice just like he did. As the story flows, the reader grows along with the character. Following Matthias on his journey was inspiring, and it makes me want to read the rest of the Redwall series.