Reflective Analysis: Roald Dahl’s The BFG. When given this assignment‚ I found it challenging to try and remember a book I had read at least twenty years ago. Fortunately‚ my mum told me that I enjoyed The BFG. Instantly‚ I remembered that it was written by Roald Dahl‚ “one of England’s most famous children’s authors” (Wheeler‚ 2007:4). When I looked back at The BFG‚ I saw the giant on the front cover‚ and remembered how my imagination would come to light every time my mum would read it to me. I
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Dip in the Pool 1) Have you ever gambled? Did you like it? Did you win? Do you think gambling is harmless or do you think it makes people greedy? I have never gambled before and I do not like gambling at all. I think that gambling will make one greedy. For instance‚ when one won some money through gambling‚ he will think that he is in luck and continue gamble so that he will win more money. 2) Was Mr Botibol brave to jump into the sea? Suggest what else he could have done to get his money back
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LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER In class we read‚ "Lamb to the slaughter"‚ written by Roal Dahl. The story takes place one evening in the home of the Maloneys‚ who seem to be an ordinary married couple. Mary Maloney was waiting for her husband Patrick‚ a policeman‚ to come home. Mary is pregnant and happy and looking forward to his return. However‚ Patrick has a nasty surprise for her. He says that he is going to leave her. Mary enters a state of shock and acts as if nothing has happened. From the deep freeze
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What Is Roald Dahl’s Perspective of Humans? By: Lucas What does it mean to be a human being? There is still no definite answer‚ only ideas of what it truly means. In Roald Dahl’s perspective of humanity‚ humans are weak willed because they can easily lose to their emotions. People who are weak willed lack the ability to restrain their negative impulses. Nobody is perfect‚ which is why we sometimes act upon what is on our mind unconsciously. When this happens‚ the actions we do are not logical or
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Roald Dahl used figurative language and dialogue to describe his characters and the setting. Figurative language added in information‚ which help the reader visualise ‘I was whispering along at 70 miles per hour.’ This shows us not only that the car was fast‚ which is extremely important information later in the story‚ but that it also drove smoothly‚ and silently. Dialogue was used to lead up to events‚ by giving hints through the characters’ conversations‚ which added information. “It’s because
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In the short story The Landlady by Ronald Dahl‚ a young man named Billy Weaver is traveling alone for business and is looking for a place to stay. As he’s walking down the road‚ the sign catches his eye and it said “BED AND BREAKFAST‚” He walks up to the door and knocked‚ She immediately let him in. She welcomed him and was in his personal space constantly and talkative with him and kept a conversation all the time. She started telling him more intimate details about everything he could do and how
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In Roald Dahl’s Matilda literacy plays an important role in the story line. The effect of literacy in children is obvious through the characters and the influences from parents‚ school and teachers in Matilda. This story teaches children why literacy is so important in the child’s life. The characters in Matilda are an important demonstration why literacy is important in a child’s life. Matilda’s parents do not find literacy as an important factor in a child’s life they rather focus on television
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The Characters in Roald Dahl’s Book: Matilda This article provides detailed descriptions of the Matilda characters‚ including Matilda‚ Miss Honey and The Trunchbull. Use this character guide to help you improve comprehension and understand themes and motives. Discover more about the characters in Matilda. The information is supported with quotes directly from the book‚ and corresponding page numbers for the Scholastic version of the story are offered. The Characters Matilda Wormwood is
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four different short stories. Each of them included violence and death. I wasn’t expecting any of the violence at first‚ but after a couple of stories I saw the trend. Now I’ve chosen to write about the violence in “The Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl. In this story there’s a pregnant wife and a husband. When the husband arrived at the home he didn’t seem too happy. He was being awfully quiet‚ and kind of ignored her. His wife asked him if he wanted any dinner‚ and he didn’t. He later told
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Hollywood is Calling I have been a huge fan of Roald Dahl’s works since I could read‚ but I had never read James and the Giant Peach until this paper. I knew I would probably love it‚ but I never quite found the time or the effort needed to search out and read this book. I sat down and read it all in one sitting‚ delighting in Dahl’s descriptions of the world that James and his insect friends interact in. I quickly realized how difficult it would be to decide upon a medium to display a film based
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