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Question

In detail decribe the setting of the story Maltida
How did the setting influence the story?
Did the setting change?
Was the setting effective in setting the mood of the story?

Answer 1

The parents of Matilda Wormwood, unfortunately, care little about her, even though she shows strong signs of being a genius in the making, and they encourage her to watch television instead of reading books, the latter of which she prefers. (This is similar to the mindset that Mike Teavee's parents originally adopt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, another Roald Dahl classic.) Matilda instead goes to the library and amasses a great deal of knowledge, so that when she starts school, she is miles ahead of everyone else. Her friendly teacher, Jennifer Honey, appeals to have Matilda moved up, but the evil headmistress, Agatha Trunchbull, refuses.

"The Trunchbull", as she is known, is a vicious monster. She keeps children in a horrific torture device called The Chokey (which resembles a toned-down iron maiden) or swings them through the air, often without any evidence they have actually committed a crime or simply because she does not like them. The Trunchbull's treatment of her students is nothing short of child abuse and she seems to believe intimidation is the best method of teaching. She says her idea of a perfect school would be "one in which there were no children at all."

Meanwhile, Matilda discovers she has telekinetic powers, a secret which she confides only to Miss Honey. She learns this when her best friend, Lavender, puts a newt in Miss Trunchbull's water, and when the Trunchbull blames Matilda for it, Matilda gets so angry she tips the glass over with her eyes. Miss Honey is very curious about Matilda's powers and she takes Matilda to her home. They arrive at her cottage, where Matilda discovers Miss Honey is extremely poor. Matilda asks why, and Miss Honey explains how when she was two years old her mother died and her father was a doctor, who needed someone to look after everything at home, so he invited her mother's sister to come and live with him but she turned out to be a mean person who treated Miss Honey very badly when not in the father's presence. When Miss Honey was 5 when her father died, and the police decided he'd killed himself. Miss Honey had become her aunt's slave and did everything her aunt told her to: cooking, cleaning, ironing. When Miss Honey was an adult, she wanted to go to university but her aunt wouldn't allow it; however there was a teachers training college that was 40 minutes away and she went under the condition that she would keep up with her work. When she found a job the aunt demanded that she pay all her salary to except for 1 pound a week in order to be paid back for feeding and clothing her, and Miss Honey was so terrified of her that she agreed. She found the tiny cottage and rented it from a rhubarb farmer for 10 pence a week, and she covered it in honeysuckle and she planted hundreds of wildflowers, and when she moved out of her aunt's house she finally got her freedom. Matilda asks who the aunt is and Miss Honey reveals that it is none other than Miss Trunchbull. With this information, Matilda formulates a plan as to how she get rid of the Trunchbull for good.

When the Trunchbull investigates Miss Honey's class, Matilda uses her powers to write on the blackboard. She pretends to be the spirit of Miss Honey's father and demands that Miss Trunchbull give Miss Honey her wages and her father's house. At the sight of seeing this being written as though by an invisible hand, Miss Trunchbull faints and is carried from the school by the teachers.

The day following the chalkboard incident, Miss Trunchbull disappears, abandoning her brother-in-law's house. Also, his will turns up, and it is discovered that Miss Honey is the rightful heir to his property. Thereafter, Miss Honey moves into her father's house and, with the Trunchbull gone, Matilda is moved into the top form where she loses all of her powers. Miss Honey believes that Matilda's brain now has to work hard instead of accumulating spare "brainpower" the powers would need: this, the two of them agree, is a good thing, as Matilda would not care to "go through life as a miracle-worker".

Meanwhile, the law catches up with Matilda's father, who has been selling stolen cars. He decides to move the whole family to Spain, but Matilda asks them to let her remain with Miss Honey. They agree, as it is less of a bother, sign the adoption papers, and drive away forever.

Matilda and Miss Honey make a loving family and live together in Miss Honey's father's house.

Answer 2

The setting was originally her house.
She wanted some books to read so it shifted to the library, where she got books.

Then, she had to go to school, met the Trunchbull, and there we have another setting, and another significant part of the story from the setting.

Then, the setting went to Miss Honey's cottage, where she gives the long-winded explanation almost every book has.

And then, there's not a new one from there.

Answer 3

1) Lots of ducks to shoot which caused the problem
2)The Humans became the ducks and were being shot at
3) Let a point across and was eye opening

just a small short analysis. hope i could be of help

Answer 4

the setting influenced the story because they tortured her in that house . nobody in that house cared about her at all.

Answer 5

If you're still reading Matilda you are way too young to be online this late at night.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Matilda? malt-ida?
isn't that a grade school book...
and aren't those 3rd grade level questions?

Answer 8

I agree with the first guy.

Read the book yourself.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

i do not beleive in giving other people an essay.