User blog comment:Argulor/Why the subplots?/@comment-25220117-20130525161957

If the Redwall Series had but one plot every time, then it would have been difficult for BJ not to be repetitive, or try to go out of his way to make it mildly more interesting by throwing in battle after battle to avoid boring the reader with the same characters in the same scenery every time. Personally, I find subplots one of the things that make the Redwall Series so attractive to readers. Not only do subplots give BJ a chance to add a little more personality to his characters, but it also shows the ever-changing Redwall Abbey and its creatures, giving we the readers another chance to learn a little more about the Abbey and how it reacts to the evil outside its walls.