Think of the final writings of Dickens or Twain and how bitter they seemed in their late years. Most authors as they age become more cynical and dour. Originally published in 1988, "Matilda" was one of the last books author Roald Dahl wrote before his death in 1990. Show more add to favorites add In favorites I think this book has an interesting plot, with lots of interesting changes happening to Charlie along the way. And the two went hoping for the chance to become the most famous people in the world. Able to bring only one person, he brought his grandfather, who was closest to him. And after a fortunate buy, Charlie discovered it. There was one day left for Charlie to find the golden wrapper. Day three, Violet Beaurgrade, and day four was Mike Teavee. Whoever discovered the wrappers would win a lifetime of chocolate, after a visit to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. But candy seems to be the latest craze all over the world, because it seems that 5 golden wrappers were hidden with the candy bar. When his birthday comes around, he just gets a homemade scarf and a candy bar. Charlie is the main character, and comes from a poor family made up of his mom, and two sets of grandparents. And the five winners are: Augustus Gloop, Veruca salt, Violet Beauregrade, Mike Teavee, and Charlie Bucket. The only way they are allowed in is if they have the golden wrapper from a Wonka chocolate bar. Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory are opening at last- and only five children are allowed inside. Show more add to favorites add In favoritesĬharlie and the Chocolate Factory Series: Throughout the book they quarrel constantly, not with words, but by playing mean tricks on one another. Twit flees the scene leaving the mug and eye behind. After spying the eyeball floating in his beer, Mr. Twit pops out her glass eyeball and plops it into his mug. Twit is enjoying a big, bubbly beer when Mrs. Twit used to be very pretty when she was young, but she kept having frightening throughts and ended up as an ugly old hag! The Twits love to play mean tricks on each other. Twit has a long, shaggy beard that has bits of rotten fish, apple, stale bread, etc. The porpoise spoke and laughed with his brothers and sisters whilst giving them all rides on his back.The Twits are husband and wife and although they are very funny, they are not too bright! Mr. How did Leif’s parents know that the porpoise who replaced their child whilst swimming in the fjord really was Leif? The fourth child in the grandmother’s story was a young boy called Leif who was turned into a porpoise by witches.
Visitors to his parent’s house would lean umbrellas and walking sticks up against him. What did visitors use Harald for, after he turned to stone?Īn umbrella stand. The third child who came into contact with a witch in the grandmother’s story was called Harald. The second child who disappeared in the grandmother’s story was called Birgit Svenson. From time to time she would move her position in the painting. Her father saw that somehow she was now a part of a painting which hung in the sitting room. She came home from school eating an apple which she said a nice woman had given to her. The narrator’s grandmother tells a story about how a number of children vanished after encounters with witches. Their car skidded on the icy road and went tumbling down an icy ravine. From which country did the first witches come from?