Literary Devices in The Velveteen Rabbit
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
The Boy's House, Circa 1922The setting for this story is a little bit tricky. We know that it takes place at the Boy's house and that things are happening around the time the book is published—in...
Narrator Point of View
Limited OmniscientOur story is told by a narrator who sees things pretty much only from the Velveteen Rabbit's point of view. In the literature biz, we call that a limited omniscient narrator. It's...
Genre
Fairy Tale, FableAs an adorable children's book, The Velveteen Rabbit straddles the line between fable and fairy tale. It's like a fable because it has all kinds of useful truths and lessons to imp...
Tone
Earnest & ThoughtfulYour run-of-the-mill kids' book might be funny or goofy or wacky. But not The Velveteen Rabbit.This story is all about love and friendship, so it's no surprise that the tone...
Writing Style
Gentle & SincereMargery Williams' writing style is about as soft as velveteen in this story. Her words are ultra heartfelt and mega compassionate. You can feel her empathy for the little Velvet...
What's Up With the Title?
The Velveteen Rabbit gets its name from its main character—a little stuffed bunny made of velveteen. So what exactly is velveteen? Well, it's kind of an imitation velvet. It's also apparently not...
What's Up With the Ending?
The ending to The Velveteen Rabbit is a bit of a cry-fest, so you might want to arm yourself with some tissues.So, the Velveteen Rabbit has escaped the bonfire and been turned into a Real Rabbit. Y...
Tough-o-Meter
This book is written for little kids, so the language and subject matter are pretty easy to understand. Of course, just because a story's aimed at children doesn't mean it's basic. The Velveteen Ra...
Plot Analysis
Keeping It RealThe Velveteen Rabbit is a stuffed bunny who comes to live with the Boy on Christmas morning. The Rabbit meets the other toys in the nursery and finds out from the Skin Horse what it...
Trivia
So what did the Velveteen Rabbit look like? You can get an idea by checking out this vintage bunny made of velveteen and stuffed with sawdust. (Source) Margery Williams was also known by her marrie...
Steaminess Rating
This is a children's book, so it's pretty dang tame. You won't find any sex (or even any drugs or violence or other objectionable content). The worst thing that happens is a stuffed rabbit is almos...