Hazel, a rabbit, is faced with much more than just the everyday decisions of whether or not to eat grass, as opposed to dandelions. He is instead thrust into a position that requires a life altering decision. His home is being ransacked and he has but only a split moment to react, and he does so in a rational fashion. He real

izes that the enemy of his enemy is his friend, and so he decides to "release the hounds of war." His decision to release the dog from Nuthanger Farm is the only logical choice he has to rely on. It is the rabbits last and only hope, "there's nothing else that'll save the warren now" (439; ch. 45). Hazel's particular decision that he makes in the face of adversity proves his ability as a leader, which gives the other characters more of a reason to follow him. Since only an able bodied leader could possibly have devised a plan as such. Though Hazel is not one of the more quick-witted characters, his intuition allows him to do what he feels is right and in this case, it was the sound choice.

At the moment of Hazel's decision to release the Nuthanger Farm dog, the consequences are far from known. Various thoughts must be going through Hazel's min

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Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)