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Kimberly Berlow 3-28-12 Humanities Mr.Baskin Mrs.Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Period: 8 and 9

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Robert C. O'Brien

There are many lessons and messages in the novel Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH that talks about being civilized, being intelligent, being good, having kindness, being heroic, and doing the right thing. Being heroic means helping others when they need help like if they are in trouble, and need help, helping them would be heroic and the right thing to do.

Saving a life would also be very heroic, because if it wasn't for you saving them they would not be here so saving a life is a very brave and heroic act to do. For example, like the time my mom helped a lady get her hand free from a her car window, when me and my mom were walking to our car after we went shopping at the grocery store my mom saw a lady who got her hand stuck in the window to her car, so she came, and helped the lady get her hand free from the car. Before we saw her ask other people for help but the people would just walk right by ignoring her so my mom knew it was right to help that lady, and that was a really heroic thing to do. So what my mom did really showed how she was heroic, and how she did the right thing. Then in the novel Mrs.Frisby shown that she was heroic of the time when she helped Jeremy (the crow) when he got caught in a fence, Jeremy could have died because the cat would have eaten Jeremy but Mrs.Frisby saved him, and helped him get free from the fence. Also being heroic is like being a hero you have to be helpful, and help others, and you have to be patient helping someone might take a little longer than you would have expected.

Next being civilized is about taking risks, coming up with plans, and helping others, having the courage and bravery to save a life or to help another, taking challenges in life, and caring about others. For example I'm civilized, because I am able to supply all the things I need with no help and I take on many challenges during the day, I am also caring, I also take risks like if let’s say I took an ice cream sandwich from a store I would be taking a risk of getting caught and getting in trouble even though I would never do something like that, but that was taking a risk.

Then in the novel when Nicodemus and the rats helped Mrs.Frisby with her house and moving it they helped Mrs.Frisby with nothing in return, and that was being civilized. Another message is how anyone can be intelligent, don't judge a book by its cover, anyone can be smart like how people were assuming that rats spread diseases which they don't there intelligent and civilized animals.

Then like I said earlier in this essay about the time my mom helped a lady get her hand free from a her car window, when me and my mom were walking to our car after we went shopping at the grocery store my mom saw a lady who got her hand stuck in the window to her car, so she came and helped the lady get her hand free from the car. Before we saw her ask other people for help but the people would just walk right by ignoring her so my mom helped her and that is very civilized.

She demistrated being brave because she decided to use her time helping that lady, and she had courage to help that lady, then my mom did help save that lady. My mom did take on that challenge and she took that risk and anyway the lady had her dog in the car so she needed to get out feed and supplying her dog with water, and letting her dog do its bussiness. Thats how my mom demistrated being civilized when she helped that lady when she got her hand stuck in her car window.

The rats were very intelligent and this is why. They were able to do this by using shovels to dig around, and up Mrs.Frisby's house, and using pulleys, and rope to pull up her house by hooking two of the ropes to cinder blocks. Then nine rats would pull each rope while two would stay behind, and watch the rollers. Then the rollers turned, and the heavy blocks slid forward easily, and finally put the dirt back in the holes with the shovels again.

The rats did showed specialization of labor, because all the rats had a job to do like how one group held each rope, and how another group would dig up holes. Then the other group would watch the rollers so they all had the knowledge of what to do, and worked great all together, and got the job done. That showed the rats intelligence, because they all knew what to do, and did it right then they were all resourcefulness, because they were all able to find the tools, and the right supplys they needed to be able to help Mrs.Frisby with moving day.

Being intelligent means having a good idea, and having a lot of knowledge, and knowing a lot of important things like how the rats learned how to read they now know how to read. So now their intelligent for that. For example, I'm intelligent, because I know a lot of things like for instance I'm intelligent in math, because I know how to solve a lot of math problems like how Nicodemus, and the others rats were intelligent, because they knew who to solve Mrs.Frisby problem with moving day. Also how they were able to develop a very clever plan to trick the executioners which have worked. Being intelligent also means being able to figure out solutions to a problem like how in the novel Mr.Frisby always said all doors are hard to unlock without the key so all you have to do is find the key meaning you just have to find the solution to your problems.

The message that the author is giving us about goodness, bravery, intelligence, and civilizations are that good things can happen even at the wrong place and at the wrong time. Like how it was good when Mrs.Frisby was trapped in the birdcage, because she was able to hear what the people were planing to do so she was at the wrong place at the wrong time but it turned out to be good because now Mrs.Frisby was aware of what their plan was. Bravery is a trait that can help save many if you’re brave you can do anything, and intelligence can be found by many it doesn't have to be people who are smart animals can be very intelligent too. Civilizations can be great even when started new by an animal that is known for stealing. They can still make a great community, because they can supply the stuff they need without having to steal and take the easy way out.

The author wants us to see about the connection of the new civilization and doing the right thing is that when Nicodemus knew that having a new civilization where you can supply, and make all the things you need by yourself was the right thing even though he had an argument with Jenner he still knew that it was the right thing. So he stuck to it. That's what doing the right thing means to the author, and the connection of the new civilization and the right thing.

Finally doing the right thing means that if something isn't right you should step up, and fix it, and if you know with your heart that doing something important or nice is right than do it. For example, like how Jonathan Frisby knew that if he told his wife about the injections it would be painful for her so he didn't tell her because, he knew that not telling her is the right thing to do. Then let’s say I saw a little girl falling to the ground crying I would probably go tell her mother or an adult, because I know that is the right thing to do, and I knew telling an adult was the right thing so lets say I stuck to it thats what doing the right thing means.

Thus, are all the lessons, and messages in the novel, and what they truly mean, and examples of showing that trait.

What has been proved is that being civilized truly means talking risks, being kind, being considerate, heroic, and intelligent, and taking the harder or right way out than taking the easy way out, and about doing the right thing. That being heroic is like being a hero you have to be helpful, kind, and brave, because helping others is a very heroic thing to do. Being intelligent doesn't mean you have to be smart you just need to know some knowledge or have a good idea to be intelligent. Finally doing the right thing means following your heart what you know it the right thing to do. These are all important things to know, because these are things to know in life that will take you far like knowing what being a hero is like means you can save a life, and like being intelligent doesn't mean smart so anyone can be intelligent, and doing the right thing is truly going to take people very far in life, and doing the right thing is the best choice there is.

Being heroic means helping others when they need help like if they are in trouble and need help, helping them would be heroic and the right thing to do. Being civilized is about taking risks, coming up with plans, and helping others, having the courage and bravery to save a life or help another, taking challenges in life, and caring about others. Being intelligent means having a good idea and having a lot of knowledge, and knowing a lot of important things like how the rats learned how to read they now know how to read and now their intelligent for that. Doing the right thing means that if something isn't right you should step up and fix it, and if you know with your heart that doing something important or nice is right than do it.