Differences Between James And The Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach frequently changes moods. Things can be looking up one moment, only to be foiled again, and vice versa. An example would be the beginning, where James is living happily with everything he could wish for. Then a few paragraphs later, his parents are dead and he has to live with his horrible aunts. The author probably did this to make the book more tense, so things come crashing down, only to build up again. Alternatively, it was done to make it sound more like an adventure story, with lots of ups and downs. These ups and downs make the ending even more satisfying, that our heroes have finally earned their happy ending after all they just went through. These drastic changes are one of the things that make this book special