Literacy In Roald Dahl's Matilda
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 and game shows to get their education. This is a problem because it teaches her that literacy and education are not important. Through Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood it is easily seen as the causes of a lack of education and literacy; not doing much in life …show more content…
Children need literacy to understand the world and help them grow into successful adults. If children were to follow the lead of Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood they would lack of education and have a misleading view of people and the world. With children having positive influences in teachers and leaders like Ms. Honey it teaches them that education and literacy is what will make them successful in life. Children with positive influences in their learning, development learn to love literacy and how to use it to be successful, but children who face unsupported negative influence have a hard time with education and give up quickly because they are told it is not important in the real world. Literacy is and always will be important in a child’s life for them to learn and grow to be successful. This idea is very clear when looking at Matilda’s Influences had she not had positive influences like Mrs. Phelps and Ms. Honey she probably would have never got an education and become the educated well-rounded person she grew into.
The importance of literacy and education depends on the influences a child has in their life. For a child to succeed, they need positive influences. Matilda and the other characters show the importance of literacy in a child’s life and education. For a child to be successful they need the positive influence, literacy and
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 and game shows to get their education. This is a problem because it teaches her that literacy and education are not important. Through Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood it is easily seen as the causes of a lack of education and literacy; not doing much in life …show more content…
Children need literacy to understand the world and help them grow into successful adults. If children were to follow the lead of Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood they would lack of education and have a misleading view of people and the world. With children having positive influences in teachers and leaders like Ms. Honey it teaches them that education and literacy is what will make them successful in life. Children with positive influences in their learning, development learn to love literacy and how to use it to be successful, but children who face unsupported negative influence have a hard time with education and give up quickly because they are told it is not important in the real world. Literacy is and always will be important in a child’s life for them to learn and grow to be successful. This idea is very clear when looking at Matilda’s Influences had she not had positive influences like Mrs. Phelps and Ms. Honey she probably would have never got an education and become the educated well-rounded person she grew into.
The importance of literacy and education depends on the influences a child has in their life. For a child to succeed, they need positive influences. Matilda and the other characters show the importance of literacy in a child’s life and education. For a child to be successful they need the positive influence, literacy and