Topic > Analysis of The Story of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

The Story of Peter Rabbit was a children's fantasy story written by Beatrix Potter. The main character of the story was Peter Rabbit, who had three sisters named Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail. The four rabbits lived with their mother, Mrs. Rabbit, under a huge tree in the woods. All the characters showed the anthropomorphic element because they are dressed in human clothes and show human characteristics such as walking upright on their hind legs. The three sisters wore a pink to reddish cloak, Pietro Coniglio a blue jacket with brown shoes and the mother a blue maid's dress. While Peter Rabbit's sisters were obedient bunnies who picked blackberries, Peter Rabbit was a naughty, disobedient, and mischievous young rabbit who gave in to temptation rather than listen to direction. Peter Rabbit and his sisters were forbidden by their mother to enter Mr. McGregor's garden because it was in this garden that their father had met his death and had become an ingredient in McGregor's pie. The element of fear had been instilled in th...