I have to admit I saw my parents and those of my friends reflected heavily in those three characters, and I must admit it made me a little sad. With time we forget the simplest of rules: like following instructions and just simply listening to each other.
We become so wrapped up in our every day lives and responsibilities that we eventually lose the capability to dream. Sometimes we as adults forget that we have imagination and that believing in things like magic can actually do us a load of good. This hard headedness they all seem to posses, with the exception of Grandpa Joe of course, leads them into all sorts of trouble: from ending up in outer space to having to go to Minusland in order to retrieve a very naughty and selfish grandmother.Īlthough I am not an english major (and sometimes I wish I was), I can’t help but feel that with this story Roald Dahl is trying to get to the parents instead of the children. Of course this isn’t the case, and we are introduced to the much more aggressive and close-minded attitudes of the beloved grandparents. One would think that, after hearing about the Bucket’s living conditions in the first book, the entire family would be more then happy to find out they were going to see the factory and enjoy Mr. However, they are also in the company of Grandma Josephine, Grandpa George, Grandma Georgina, and Charlies parents. In this sequel to that epic adventure, Charlie now finds himself with Mr. If Roald Dahl hadn’t made himself clear as to his opinion of adults in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” he certainly did here. He knew plenty of very rich men who would gladly pay that much in order to become twenty years younger.” – Roald Dahl, “Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator” They were worth at least a million dollars a pill. They could do things for you no amount of money could ever do. “It was an unhappy truth, he told himself, that nearly all people in the world behaved badly when there is something really big at stake. The characters are wonderful, the story is a good one, and you won’t regret reading this to your children. (Along with the influence of fascinating professor and teachers, who have helped me along the way.) Of course we aren’t going to get magical powers like Matilda, but I can honestly say that I have learned more things from books (things about life, about understanding others and different points of view) that I can say that reading has made me who I am today. Wishing that I could just escape into the pages of the book and forget my own sad story. I can vouch that my refuge when life got me down and I felt as if my parents couldn’t understand me was a good book, and just like the character in the 1996 production, I would cry as I read. Others looked for refuge in other people, and sometimes the wrong kind of people. They didn’t realize how in trying to find a release in things like drugs they were causing more damage to themselves then good. Unfortunately, I know a few people who went to high school with me and would submerge themselves in alcohol or some other drug in order to escape the bad things that were happening to them. I feel that this book is a good read for children and makes for an amazing bed-time story because its a great way to sort of drill into your children from a young age that there are different ways to deal with the hardships of life. I’ve also been told by friends that every time they see me I have my nose stuck in a book. In my house I am known for locking myself in my room to read after having a row with my father. I’ve known what it’s like to submerge myself into a book as a defense mechanism when things are horrid. I quickly take a book, sit in a corned with a cup of coffee and lose myself.
I LOVE to read, and whenever I’m given the chance to read or watch T.V.
My parent’s don’t miss treat me or anything of the sort, but they do have a lack of enthusiasm when it comes to reading. A fascinating young girl who taught herself to read, and by the age of 4 was already devouring books in the public library the same way Augustus Gloop devoured sweets in Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”.Īs I read the story, I felt a sort of connection with Matilda because I have a similar dilemma. Matilda is a brilliant child who is severely neglected, ignored, and mistreated by her parents (who are not the sharpest tools in the shed). In Roald Dahl’s “Matilda” we meet a tiny girl who has one great passion: reading. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.” – Roald Dahl, “Matilda” “It’s a funny thing about mothers and fathers.
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