# How does The Wind in the Willows develop the theme of The Call of the Wild?

> The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

## Answer

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame develops The Call of the Wild across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.

Both Mole and Rat experience a powerful, almost mystical longing for something beyond their daily lives, such as the distant piping that leads them to the island or the swallows' tales of the South.

The piping music represents a primal, spiritual call that draws Rat and Mole away from their ordinary lives into a transcendent encounter with nature's divinity.

The Sea Rat's tales awaken a deep, primal urge in Rat to abandon his settled life and journey to unknown shores, illustrating the powerful pull of adventure.

## Evidence

- [vii-the-piper-at-the-gates-of-dawn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wind_in_the_willows_se/chapters/vii-the-piper-at-the-gates-of-dawn.md): The piping music represents a primal, spiritual call that draws Rat and Mole away from their ordinary lives into a transcendent encounter with nature's divinity.
- [ix-wayfarers-all](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wind_in_the_willows_se/chapters/ix-wayfarers-all.md): The Sea Rat's tales awaken a deep, primal urge in Rat to abandon his settled life and journey to unknown shores, illustrating the powerful pull of adventure.

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