For part B of the Brer Rabbit collection, I chose to focus on "Old Mr. Rabbit, He's a Good Fishermen." I chose to focus on this story because I felt that is a good depiction of the constant back and forth between Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox. I really felt that this story both defined their tumultuous relationship and focused on individual character development by beginning the passage with "Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox, both of 'em was always after one another, a-pranking and a-pestering 'round, but Brer Rabbit did had some peace, 'cause Brer Fox done got skittish about putting the clamps on Brer Rabbit." After reading this, I knew I was in for a good story.
In this story, Brer Rabbit is hot and tired from walking all day, so he decides that he would like to go for a dip. He sees a well, gets in the bucket, and is immediately lowered into the very bottom of the well. This was not a part of his plan, but he does his best to remain calm, so as not to alarm the others or make them think he was incompetent. All the while, while Brer Rabbit was lowering himself into the well, Brer Fox had been keeping an eye on him. After seeing him lower into the well, he goes over and peeks in. When he sees the rabbit at the bottom, Brer Fox asks him who he is visiting down there. Brer Rabbit, already thinking of a scheme, tells him he is just fishing and that he would love it if Brer Fox joined him. Because of all of the rabbit's sweet talk, Brer Fox jumps in to the other bucket to join his frenemy, but as he does this, Brer Rabbit begins to rise up, up, up! As they pass one another, Brer Rabbit taunts Brer Fox just like always, and after a short while, they are both back on land laughing about the incident together.
Like I mentioned in the beginning of this post, this relationship is very tumultuous. One moment, the fox and the rabbit are trying to kill each other, the next they are best buddies laughing about some innocent trickery. I, for one, find it a little difficult to keep up with, but it is always entertaining. Their back and forth kind of reminds me of those Tom and Jerry cartoons I would watch as a kid. Tom would always chase Jerry, but there were always several moments within an episode where you could tell that they were genuinely friends. Another element of this story that I enjoyed was the character development. In their actions toward one another, you can really tell the personalities of the two. Brer Rabbit is prideful and creative, Brer Fox is resourceful and sneaky, and they are both fairly stubborn and clever. Reading this story solidified the re-written version that I would like to tell in my next assignment!
Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings by Joel Chandler Harris (1881). Old Mr. Rabbit, He's a Good Fishermen
In this story, Brer Rabbit is hot and tired from walking all day, so he decides that he would like to go for a dip. He sees a well, gets in the bucket, and is immediately lowered into the very bottom of the well. This was not a part of his plan, but he does his best to remain calm, so as not to alarm the others or make them think he was incompetent. All the while, while Brer Rabbit was lowering himself into the well, Brer Fox had been keeping an eye on him. After seeing him lower into the well, he goes over and peeks in. When he sees the rabbit at the bottom, Brer Fox asks him who he is visiting down there. Brer Rabbit, already thinking of a scheme, tells him he is just fishing and that he would love it if Brer Fox joined him. Because of all of the rabbit's sweet talk, Brer Fox jumps in to the other bucket to join his frenemy, but as he does this, Brer Rabbit begins to rise up, up, up! As they pass one another, Brer Rabbit taunts Brer Fox just like always, and after a short while, they are both back on land laughing about the incident together.
Like I mentioned in the beginning of this post, this relationship is very tumultuous. One moment, the fox and the rabbit are trying to kill each other, the next they are best buddies laughing about some innocent trickery. I, for one, find it a little difficult to keep up with, but it is always entertaining. Their back and forth kind of reminds me of those Tom and Jerry cartoons I would watch as a kid. Tom would always chase Jerry, but there were always several moments within an episode where you could tell that they were genuinely friends. Another element of this story that I enjoyed was the character development. In their actions toward one another, you can really tell the personalities of the two. Brer Rabbit is prideful and creative, Brer Fox is resourceful and sneaky, and they are both fairly stubborn and clever. Reading this story solidified the re-written version that I would like to tell in my next assignment!
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