The Velveteen Rabbit Flashcards
Who is the author of The Velveteen Rabbit?
Margery Williams
Who are the characters in “The Velveteen Rabbit”?
The Velveteen Rabbit The Skin Horse The Boy Nana The Fairy The two rabbits The other toys in the nursery The Doctor The Boy’s parents
Where is the main setting of the story?
The Boy’s nursery
What kind of Point of View is used in the story?
Third Person Point of View
Why did the other toys boast about being real?
Because they weren’t. The ones whom they are boasting of being real to is themselves more than to others.
Sometimes, those who boast the most of what they are, are the exact opposite of what they say.
Did the Boy treat the Rabbit like it was “Real”?
Yes — “the Boy used to talk to him, and made nice tunnels for him under the bedclothes that he said were like the burrow the real rabbits lived in” (Williams 26).
What are the themes found in the story?
Belief
Innocence
“Without love, it (truth) cannot be seen”
Death and Rebirth
Explain the concept of becoming “real” in context with the story
“Real isn’t how you are made. It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real” (Williams 25).
Explain the concept of being “real” in real life
For humans, you become most real and most human when you love and are loved.
Why do people who “break easily, have sharp edges, or have to be carefully kept” unable to become real?
Because these are the people who are unable to feel the full extent of love.
When you become “real”, can revert to being unreal?
No
(Everything, especially humans, go through a cycle of change and never once did they remain the same person after going through the cycle.)
Why is it that “The minimum number of people needed to create a world is two”
The existence of a world requires at least one person to create it and one person to acknowledge it.
Who said “The minimum number of people needed to create a world is two”?
(Beatrice, When the Seagulls Cry).
