Those are very good points. My calling the books "ethical" above is part of another related discussion with my roommate that will get mentioned at some point in these posts, but you're right about the skeeviness of the whole "vermin" thing in Jacques. It's been eons since I've read any of the books, but just thinking about them now, yeah, I have problems with that. The Outcast of Redwall, that book you mention with the possibly good ferret, did not work for me, I can tell you that much.
I think, on further consideration, that I probably would say that the books are moral in the sense that they do emphasize things like bravery, friendship, keeping one's promises, helping out other people--fairly basic social morality, yes, but morality all the same (though I should admit that I rate ethics over morals). And they are very fun swashbuckling, problems and all. I remember them very fondly, I must say.
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Date: 2011-01-24 23:42 (UTC)I think, on further consideration, that I probably would say that the books are moral in the sense that they do emphasize things like bravery, friendship, keeping one's promises, helping out other people--fairly basic social morality, yes, but morality all the same (though I should admit that I rate ethics over morals). And they are very fun swashbuckling, problems and all. I remember them very fondly, I must say.