Matilda Book Analysis
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Matilda Book Analysis

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What is the main setting of the novel Matilda?

  • Crunchem Hall Primary School (correct)
  • The Wormwood home
  • Miss Honey's cottage
  • The city library
  • Who are the antagonists in the novel Matilda?

  • Matilda's parents and Miss Trunchbull
  • Miss Trunchbull, Harry, and Zinnia Wormwood (correct)
  • Miss Trunchbull and the Wormwoods
  • Matilda and Miss Honey
  • What is the main conflict in the novel Matilda?

  • Matilda's struggle to read and solve math problems
  • Miss Trunchbull's encounter with her brother Magnus
  • Most adults being cruel to the children (correct)
  • The Wormwoods' ignorance of Matilda's abilities
  • What is the rising action in the plot of Matilda?

    <p>The events that lead to the climax</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the climax of the novel Matilda?

    <p>Matilda discovers her ability to control objects with her mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What comes after the climax in the plot of Matilda?

    <p>The falling action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a book analysis?

    <p>Breaking down a book into different story elements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to Miss Trunchbull after Matilda uses her powers?

    <p>She disappears and is never heard from again</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Miss Honey learn about her childhood home?

    <p>She is the correct owner, not her aunt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the resolution of the story?

    <p>Matilda stays with Miss Honey and the children of Crunchem Hall Primary School have a loving adult to look after them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the themes of the story Matilda?

    <p>The importance of accepting others and their differences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to Miss Honey's father's will?

    <p>It mysteriously turns up</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the things that Matilda's story teaches about?

    <p>The importance of having courage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the fate of Miss Trunchbull after she disappears?

    <p>She is never heard from again</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the themes of Matilda that relates to relationships?

    <p>The importance of finding family in those not related to you</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Book Analysis

    • A book analysis breaks down a book into story elements such as character, setting, plot, conflict, and theme.

    Characters

    • Matilda Wormwood is the protagonist, a good guy in the story.
    • Miss Jenny Honey is Matilda's kindly teacher.
    • Miss Trunchbull, the principal, and Harry and Zinnia Wormwood, Matilda's parents, are the antagonists, or bad guys in the story.

    Setting

    • The main setting of Matilda is Crunchem Hall Primary School.
    • Other settings in the book include Miss Honey's cottage, Miss Honey's childhood home, the Wormwood home, the city library, Miss Honey's classroom, and the school auditorium.

    Conflict

    • The main conflict is that most adults are cruel to children throughout the novel.
    • This conflict is solved when the Wormwoods allow Matilda to live with Miss Honey and Miss Trunchbull leaves after her encounter with her brother Magnus.

    Plot

    • The plot is what happens in the story.
    • The introduction introduces main characters, setting, and conflict.
    • Rising action includes events that lead to the climax, such as:
      • Matilda learning to read and solve math problems at a young age.
      • Her parents ignoring her and her extraordinary abilities.
      • Miss Trunchbull teaching her weekly lesson in Miss Honey's classroom and being cruel to Matilda and her classmates.
    • The climax is the most exciting part of the story, where the problem is about to be solved, which is when Matilda discovers her ability to control objects with her mind and uses it on Miss Trunchbull to help Miss Honey.
    • Falling action includes events after the climax but before the solution, such as:
      • Miss Trunchbull not returning to school after Matilda uses her powers.
      • No one being able to find her, and all her belongings being gone.
      • Miss Honey receiving word that her father's will has "mysteriously turned up".
    • The resolution is the solution to the conflict and the end of the story, which is when Miss Trunchbull is never heard from again, the Wormwoods allow Matilda to stay with Miss Honey, and the children of Crunchem Hall Primary School now have a loving adult to look after them.

    Theme

    • Matilda includes several themes, such as:
      • The importance of accepting others and their differences.
      • Having courage.
      • Being honest.
      • Finding family in those not related to you.

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    Break down Roald Dahl's novel Matilda into story elements, including character, setting, plot, conflict, and theme. Analyze the protagonist, antagonists, and other story components.

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