This document discusses themes of power and leadership in the novel Watership Down. It analyzes how different leaders in the story either lead for the benefit of the community or for their own self-interest in maintaining power. The chief rabbit Threarah ignores a warning about danger to prioritize holding onto his power, putting the entire warren at risk. The leader Woundwort also leads more for himself after experiencing early trauma. True leadership is about mastering oneself and leading for the community rather than one's own desires.