![]() ![]() To distract him from the tragedy, Grandmamma teaches him about witches. One icy Christmas, while visiting Grandmamma in Norway, his parents get in a fatal car accident. He is super close with his queenly, cigar-smoking grandma, Grandmamma, who still lives in Norway. The narrator is from Norway but grew up in England due to his dad’s business. He states that only women can be witches in the realm of evil spirits, men are inferior to women. A witch’s knack for blending in makes her extremely dangerous. They could be anybody, including an adored teacher. Witches don’t have broomsticks or black hats. In Chapter 1, he tells the reader the difference between witches from fairytales and witches from real life. The study guide refers to an eBook version of the 2007 Puffin Books edition of The Witches.Īn unnamed boy narrates Dahl’s story, and he speaks to the reader directly. Spielberg says the latter center on “embracing the differences between races and cultures and sizes and language” ( “ A Word With: Steven Spielberg.” The New York Times, ). ![]() Spielberg claims there’s a “paradox” between Dahl’s incendiary views and his children’s stories. Jewish filmmaker Steven Spielberg, who directed the movie adaptation of The BFG, spoke about criticisms that Dahl was bigoted in an interview with Manohla Dargis. ![]() ![]() In February 2023, Dahl’s books were edited to reflect changing anti-bias standards, as some of his work was dated and potentially problematic. ![]()
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