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Roald Dahl
By Jaylin Lowe
Early Childhood
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Born on September 13, 1916, in Wales
Fifth of seven siblings
Grew up in Wales
Both father and sister died when he was three
Pure Norwegian
Almost lost his nose in a car crash
Didn’t like writing at that time
Education
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Went to Llandaff Cathedral School (ages 7-9)
Went to St. Peters –a boarding school in England
(ages 9-13)
Went to Repton –a boarding school in England (ages
13-20)
Good at sports, captain of Fives (like handball) and
Squash-Rackets (squash) and also played football
Only person in the school who studied photography
Won many awards in photography
Chose not to go to college because he wanted to
travel
Accomplishments
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He wrote many books and screenplays including:
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1973
Matilda 1988
Fantastic Mr. Fox 1970
James and the Giant Peach 1961
Danny the Champion of the World 1975
The BFG 1982
The Witches 1975
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Influences
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Became a writer almost by accident
First made up stories for bedtime stories for his
children
Was asked to write a story about being a fighter pilot
and says he wouldn’t have considered being a writer
otherwise
Led to being a full time writer
Strict schools led to the writing of cruel adults
Being a Cadbury’s Chocolate tester gave him ideas to
write Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
My Favorites
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Matilda- a story of a brilliant girl with horrible
parents
The Witches- the story of real witches
Danny the Champion of the World- the story
of poaching
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - a story of
a magnificent factory and misbehaving
children
Author’s Craft (1 of 3)
The Witches
teamwork
Literary Elements
Atmosphere
Danny the Champion of
the World
loyalty
Grandson, Grandma, and
Grand High Witch
Character
Danny, Dad, and Mr.
Hazell
“She was tiny, probably
no more than 4 and a
half feet tall.”
Direct
Characterization
“He was actually a
wildly funny person.”
“A stupid vitch [sic] who Indirect Characterization “Instead of stepping over
answers back, must burn
old Bertie, he actually
till her bones are black.”
kicked him out of the
way.”
Grandson is turned into
a mouse
Climax
Danny goes to get all the
pheasants
Author’s Craft (2 of 3)
The Witches
Literary Elements
Danny the Champion of
the World
“Help! Help!”
External Conflict
“Get them off!”
“My blood turned to ice. I
began to shake all over.”
Internal Conflict
“Dad.” I called out. “Dad,
are you there?”
“This smelly brat, this filthy
scum, this horrid louse will
very soon become a lovely
little mouse!”
Dialogue
“Well, my goodness me,
William, what on earth
have you been up to?”
“A real witch has the most
amazing powers of smell.”
Imagery
“The motor was
beginning to rattle and
shake.”
“My blood turned to ice.”
Metaphor
“My son Danny is the
Champion of the World”
1st person
Point of View
1st Person
Author’s Craft (3 of 3)
The Witches
Literary
Elements
Danny the Champion of the
World
This boy’s parents has died and
now he lives with his kind
grandma in Norway. He listens to
his grandma's stories about witches
and soon he runs in to the grand
High Witch herself!
Plot
Danny’s father loves poaching
and loves to poach Mr. Hazels
birds. Danny (who has grown
up in a gypsy caravan with his
father) comes up with an idea
to poach every single one of
Mr. Hazels birds.
Motivation
“But now it’s wanderings were
over, and because the wooden
spokes in the wheels were
beginning to rot, my father had
propped it up underneath with
bricks.”
“Because I had my mouth full,”
said Bruno.
“It doesn’t matter who you are or
what you look like as long as
somebody loves you.”
Theme
“A boring parent is no fun at
all. What a child wants and
deserves is a parent who is
sparky!”
Conclusion
Roald Dahl’s books made a difference in my life
because they teach me lessons that can help in
real life. In Danny the Champion of the World
the lesson is be fun. In Matilda it’s believe in
yourself. In The Witches it’s you can make a
difference. It’s great that Roald Dahl is able to
put such great lessons in such fun-to-read
books.
Bibliography
Dahl, Roald. Boy. Jonathan Cape, 1984. Print.
Dahl, Roald. Danny the Champion of the World. New York, NY: Penguin
Group, 1975. Print.
Dahl, Roald. The Witches. New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1983. Print.
Liukkonen, Petri. "Roald Dahl." Authors Calendar. 2008. Web. 12 Jan. 2010.
<http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/rdahl.htm>.
Cover of The BFG. Web. 14 Jan. 2010.
<http://sottai.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/roald-dahl-the-bfg.jpg>.
"Roald Dahl." Fantastic Fiction. 13 Feb. 2010. Web. 17 Jan. 2010.
<http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/roald-dahl/>.
Primn III, E. Russell, ed. Favorite Children Authors. Excelsior, MN: Tradition
Books, 2003. Print.