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Roald Dahl Sparknotes

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Do you remember the first chapter book that you’ve enjoyed and couldn’t think about it every day? Matilda and the other series written by Roald Dahl were the best books that I’ve enjoyed reading when I was in 4th grade. I still read this book whenever I start to get bored reading high ranged books. James and the giant peach is the book that was given to us when we were in 4th grade as a summer assignment. Ronald Dahl book series seemed too challenging for me since I’ve only read small chapter books like ‘Junie B. Jones’ written by Barbara Park. So, I kept reading James and the giant peach over and over to make sure that I was able to fully understand the whole story. Then I fell in love with Roald Dahl’s peculiar writing style. Matilda was the next book that I’ve tried reading. …show more content…

I don't know if Road Dahl meant to. But however, Child abuse problem and adults having a low opinion of their child were found in the book. I always didn’t understand parents boasting about their child even though they were not that outstanding. But Matilda’s parents, Mr.Wormwood and Mrs.Wormwood were just the opposite of most of our parents. They don’t recognize how much Matilda is intelligent because they don’t care about her. They even think Matilda is needless for them. Just like all the other Roald Dahl’s book, Roald Dahl attempts to step into the reader’s mind. He gives a message to the young readers. “Do what you want. Don’t be afraid. You can do it.” Maybe he was trying to tell the kids that Adults are just physically grown, but not fully grown mentally because I could clearly see Miss Trunchbull was younger in mental

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