I thought surely it would walk it back at the end, at least a little bit, but then there's that scene where Bryony who has been Veil's champion and also the moral center of the book is like "Well I guess he was just born bad" and we're clearly supposed to think that she's Seen the Light.
Right! What was that? What kind of moral was that? Brian Jacques, I know you're dead, but what the hell!
It's especially weird because IIRC there are a few good cats in other books - Gingivere in Mossflower, I think? - so clearly some species are capable of moral choice/complexity in the world of Redwall. Just not ferrets, apparently.
Both Gingivere in Mossflower and his presumed descendant (although it's a little unclear, what with one book taking place in our world and the other . . . not) Squire Gingivere in Redwall are good guys. I also feel like there's at least one non-evil fox. So there is really no reason not to have morally complex ferrets.
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Right! What was that? What kind of moral was that? Brian Jacques, I know you're dead, but what the hell!
It's especially weird because IIRC there are a few good cats in other books - Gingivere in Mossflower, I think? - so clearly some species are capable of moral choice/complexity in the world of Redwall. Just not ferrets, apparently.
Both Gingivere in Mossflower and his presumed descendant (although it's a little unclear, what with one book taking place in our world and the other . . . not) Squire Gingivere in Redwall are good guys. I also feel like there's at least one non-evil fox. So there is really no reason not to have morally complex ferrets.