Watership Down as Good Literature Watership Down, by Richard Adams, is considered good literature because of the literary techniques and because of the plot. Several literary techniques are used to pull the reader in and the plot is a well constructed to hold their attention. Watership Down's plot is an interesting story of all the hardships that a few rabbits have to overcome to find a new home. They leave the safety of their warren and set out across unknown land to find a new home. Watership Down is filled with personification. Adams wan ....