Table of ContentsCharacters‚ 2Setting‚ 2Mood‚ 2Plot‚ 3Conflict‚ 3Theme‚4What I Liked About this Book and Why?‚ 4Who Would Like this Book and For What Age Is It Appropriate?‚ 4CharactersThere are two main characters in The BFG‚ which are the Big Friendly Giant (or BFG) and Sophie. Both of these characters are concerned about the welfare of others. They are also resourceful‚ child-like‚ and kind. The BFG is the only giant in his homeland who does not eat humans because he thinks that would be inhumane
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Essay question: what techniques does the director‚ Danny DeVito‚ use in the film Matilda to illustrate the character‚ Agatha Trunchbull‚ as evil and malicious (mean)? The film ‘Matilda’ directed by Danny DeVito released in 1996‚ is a film in which the principal‚ Ms Trunchbull‚ is depicted as an evil and malicious person through her intimidating appearance‚ unpleasant personality‚ the suspenseful lighting and lastly the unflattering camera angles. To begin with‚ Ms Trunchbull’s intimidating appearance
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It’s getting towards that time where your husband‚ the one you love comes home‚ only to tell you he’s leaving you‚ to soon be dead by the one that loves him. Mary Maloney immediately and intentionally took action to commit the murder of Patrick Maloney. Due to him telling Mary that he was leaving her for another woman. After being told the news Mary goes down stairs to get meat for dinner pulling out the weapon‚ then returning up stair were she soon kills Patrick Maloney. Mary Maloney is guilty
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Explore the ways in which the writers build up sympathy for both Mary and Dora in the stories ‘Lamb to the slaughter’ and ‘Hey you down there’. In the story ‘Lamb to the slaughter’ by Roald Dahl‚ Mary Maloney is an ideal‚ dedicated‚ very caring and a loving wife whose world simply revolves around her husband‚ Patrick. Her only concern and desire in life is to keep her husband happy. She is madly in love with him. The story begins with Mary eagerly waiting for her husband. As usual she has taken
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There are many similarities and differences between “The Hunger Games” movie and novel version. Only a few truly stood out to me. To begin with‚there are several similarities between the novel and the movie. The one that I liked the most was when Prim was called and Katniss volunteered for her. She was shocked and couldn’t help herself but to do it. Like the novel Prim was taken to her mother by Gale. Katniss is escorted to the stage by the peacekeepers. Another example is when Peeta gave
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“Magnificent‚ did you do it by yourself?” she nodded. “I stuff all of my little pets…” he looked at the large parrot and back at the landlady‚ she nodded‚ “Every single one.” he sat back on the chair and took a sip of his tea‚ it had a bitter almond taste he cringed and the landlady smiled‚ “So how old are you?” he looked up at her. “Seventeen.” she looked surprised. “Seventeen‚ oh my‚ I do feel old!” he looked back down at the tea cup and back up at the
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Creative Writing (En3:1a‚ 1b‚ 1c‚ 1d‚ 9a & 10) Write an entry in Sophie’s dairy describing what she found out about the BFG. Create a dream recipe listing the ingredients and mixing instructions. The dream could be a "Golden Phizzwizard" or "Trogglehumper." When all the recipes are finished‚ they could be collated into a dream recipe cookbook. Make up your own acronyms to describe the other giants. Write an imaginary letter to the Queen explaining why she shouldn’t be afraid of the
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) is based on the children’s book‚ which came out in 1964. However‚ this film is not the first film to come out based on the novel‚ Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) was also filmed. Both films were pretty good to me. In the 2005 version‚ the famous Johnny Depp stars as Willy Wonka‚ an unusual and successful chocolate and candy maker who owns an enormous magical factory. Freddie Highmore stars as Charlie Bucket‚ a young and poor innocent boy who lives
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The film ‘Matilda‚’ was released in 1966 and directed by Danny DeVito (who also plays an important role in the movie as an actor‚ Harry Wormwood‚) is reviewed as ‘utterly fantastic’ and ‘the best family movie I have ever seen‚’ according to Rotten Tomatoes review website. ‘Matilda’ is a movie about a child who lives in a family that doesn’t appreciate her‚ has a principal who doesn’t believe in her‚ but when she finds her special power‚ she will give payback to those who deserve it. Danny DeVito
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Relationships can be very hard‚ but in this case death and animals are apart of these two stories. Mary Maloney is a pregnant lady who is “very infatuated with her husband” at first until she hears that her husband has lost intentions to be with her‚ when Mary’s husband tells her the news she goes to make supper but hits him in the back of the head with a frozen lamb leg. Mary then plans out her way of acting like she didn’t kill her own husband so she throws the weapon in the oven and goes to the
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