Characters
The main character in James and the Giant Peach
James
The first problem James encounters in the book "James and the Giant Peach"
His parents die and he goes to live with his mean aunts.
A word that means very large or huge
Colossol or mammoth
What is James like when he is at his Aunts house?
Sad, tired, depressed and over worked
Is this the only book Dahl wrote?
No, he wrote many!
The negative character who is gloomy and feels sorry for himself
Earthworm
What was the solution to dropping the bag with the 1,000 crocodile tongues.
The tongues turned into a peach, which got him out of his aunts house.
A heavy rain or downpour
Deluge
What does James feel like when he first meets the creatures inside the peach?
Scared, helpful, does what he is told
What genre of book is "James and the Giant Peach?"
Fiction (fantasy)
This character changes from meek and mild to a leader over time
James
Were James and the other creatures gonna sleep on the floor?
No, Ms. Spider spun web beds for everyone.
A word meaning wee or very small
Miniscule or petite
What did James learn about grasshoppers that he never knew?
How did he find out?
He learned that they could make music with their legs.
He listened and asked questions
What was Roald's childhood really like?
He had a sad childhood and mean teachers that gave him many rules to follow.
He provokes trouble and is a singing smarty pants
Centipede
What was the plan when they saw the sharks?
Who thought it up?
Who helped?
The plan was to lasso seagull birds and fly away from the shark
James thought up the plan
Ms. Spider helped
Calm and quiet; peaceful
Serene
How was James able to think of ideas on how to get away from danger?
How many times did he get out of a tough situation? (Name 3-4 times)
He had gotten away from other situations and people started trusting his ideas.
1. aunts 2. hungry creatures arguing 3.sharks 4. cloudmen 5. being over the sea 6.landing a peach
Does Roald like silly poems and songs?
What was your favorite one?
Oh yeah
How did the two aunts' names reflect their personalities and appearances?
Aunt Sponge: Was large and ate everything. Sponged off all the work James did
Aunt Spiker: Was skinny like a spiky toothpick. Was sharp and harsh with her words and actions towards James and her sister
Who did the rainbow paint get all over?
How did they get the rainbow paint off?
The Centipede
They had to wait for the cloudmen to pour water all over them in a deluge
Roald Dahl often uses this word to mean strange or weird
What is James like at the end when he lands the peach?
He is confident, he can answer questions, he is brave and tells people the creatures are his friends
How was Dahl's real childhood reflected in this book he wrote?
His unhappy childhood was relfected in the character of James, who also had an unhappy childhood.