One of the most popular novel in Children's Literature

1. James andthe
Giant Peach
Roald Dahl
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 for Children
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 Fantasy Award for Life
Achievement 1983
 Children's Author of the year
1990

5. Characteristics of His Works
Adventures
Non human characters
Supernatural elements
Children’s point of view
Autobiographical elements
Humanity of non human
characters

6. James and the Giant 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 old man
Aunt Spiker
Aunt Sponge
Non human
 The Centipede
 The Earthworm
 The Old Green
Grasshopper
 The Ladybird
 Miss Spider
 The Glowworm
 The Silkworm

8. Story in Short

9. Major Themes
Friendship
Death
Hope
Fear
Abandonment
Transformation
Rebellion

10. “Poor James on the 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 Henry Trotter, 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, et al. “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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