Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Themes

We're guessing that, since you're here, you probably care about reading a lot. But do you care about it as much as the characters in Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH do? For Nicodemus and Co., read...

Families come in all shapes and sizes, and in Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, they come covered in fur. Though messages about the family come up often in Rats, the messages are pretty consistent:...

Not only do homes provide safety and refuge from Dragon (and the owl on a bad day) and other dangers, but they also tell us a lot about the characters living in them. Mrs. Frisby's home is snug and...

In Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, dissatisfaction is the feeling that propels the whole plot forward. Here's the thing: the rats could have covered their heads with their blankets and ignored th...

Not to rag on humanity or anything (okay, maybe a little bit), but if people could be a little more like the animal characters in Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, there might be more good news eve...

In Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, the animals have no choice but to figure out who and what they are: the rats need to figure out how to live with their new super abilities and Mrs. Frisby and h...

In many novels, issues of class and society have to do with money, wealth, and poverty. In Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, however, money and wealth aren't so much the issue as are questions of b...

Characters in Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH are transformed by their interactions with other characters, by their experiences, and, of course, they're transformed by science. The thread that con...