Graypaw objects, 'But kittypets can't be warriors!' he says, adding, 'They don't have warrior blood!' (Hunter 21). The other wild cats watching are impressed by Rusty's courage and they invite Rusty to join them because they have never seen a kittypet demonstrate like that. Rusty and Graypaw argue and Rusty shows a lot of courage. Graypaw is threatening, 'What's a kittypet like you doing out in the woods?' (Hunter 14). In the woods, Rusty meets the wild cat named Graypaw, who intruded into Rusty's human's yard. This shows that Rusty is like many other fantasy characters, who leave the safety of their homes to investigate the mysterious world just outside the gate. Rusty is intrigued and ventures into the woods to see what is going on. One day, Rusty is in his human's backyard when a stranger cat intrudes into the yard before going back into the woods. The main character of Warriors: Into the Wild, is Rusty, a house cat with a strong heart and good leadership abilities that will propel him to the heart of the action in the novel. This paper will describe the events of the first novel of this series by Hunter and show how it fits into the overall fantasy genre. For instance, Warriors: Into the Wild centers on a group of wild cats and at the heart of the story is a house cat named Rusty, who makes the transition from domestic animal to feral creature of the forest. Rowling's Harry Potter series in that it combines fictional elements with real world, believable characters. It is in the fantasy genre and is similar to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings or J. Warriors: Into the Wild is the first novel by Erin Hunter in the Warriors series.

Into the wild warriors series