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James and the giant peach
This document provides information about Roald Dahl and his famous children's novel "James and the Giant Peach". It notes that Dahl was a British novelist and writer best known for his imaginative stories for children. One of his most popular works was "James and the Giant Peach", published in 1961, which tells the story of a young boy who ends up inside a giant peach with insect friends. The document outlines some of the key characters in the novel and discusses major themes like friendship, death, and transformation. It also provides brief biographical details about Dahl and lists some of his major awards and accomplishments as a children's author.
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James and the giant peach
- 1. James andthe Giant Peach RoaldDahl Disha Kariya MA Sem 3 Department of English BKNMU, Junagadh 22 June 2019
- 2. Roald Dahl 1916-1990 British Novelist, short story writer, screen writer and fighter pilot. Wrote children’s literature, adult’s literature, horror, mystery, fantasy The Shakespeare of children’s literature Many of his works have been adopted for films.
- 3. His Works forChildren 1. James and the Giant Peach 1961 2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964 3. Fantastic Mr. Fox 1970 4. The Witches 1983 5. Matilda 1988 6. The Twits 1980
- 4. Awards World FantasyAward for Life Achievement 1983 Children's Author of the year 1990
- 5. Characteristics of HisWorks Adventures Non human characters Supernatural elements Children’s point of view Autobiographical elements Humanity of non human characters
- 6. James and theGiant Peach First children’s novel of Dahl Written and published in 1961 Film adaption 1996 Peach instead of Cherry
- 7. characters Human James Henry Trotter The oldman Aunt Spiker Aunt Sponge Non human The Centipede The Earthworm The Old Green Grasshopper The Ladybird Miss Spider The Glowworm The Silkworm
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- 10. “Poor James onthe other hand, was still very much alive and all at once he found himself alone and frightened in a vast unfriendly world. The lovely house by the seaside had to be sold immediately, and the little boy, carrying nothing but a small suitcase containing a pair of pajamas and a toothbrush, was sent away to live with his two aunts. “
- 11. “My dear Sponge,”Aunt Spiker said slowly, winking at her sister and smiling a sly, thin-lipped smile. “There is a pile of money to be made out of this if only we can handle it right. You wait and see.”
- 12. “And James HenryTrotter, who once, if you remember, had been the saddest and loneliest little boy that you could find, now had all the friends and playmates in the world.”
- 13. References Dahl, Roald, etal. “James and the Giant Peach Themes.” GradeSaver, www.gradesaver.com/james- and-the-giant-peach/study-guide/themes. Study.com, Study.com, study.com/academy/lesson/james-the-giant-peach- symbolism.html. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Dahl
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