EN 3174 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Nail Polish, Nuclear Family, Chain Smoking
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Dahl"s life a(cid:374)d (cid:449)ork: willy wonka and the chocolate factory, charlie and the. ; sense of vengeful sadism not appropriate for children: tall chain smoker, womanizer, gambler, chocoholic, loved children, hated pompous adults, wanted to conspire with children against adults. Fantastic mr. fox: one of his various and many animal stories, move away from idealism and delight of beatrix potter and. Seuss: published in 1970, seen key features of his style developing, children"s novella. Alliteration poetic device wherein the first letters of the words are the same, highlighting the oral quality and making it more fun to read. Dahl and folklore: follows narrative style typical of folklore formats, predominance of violence in his work, we see the inheritance of violence in the fair(cid:455) tale i(cid:374)to dahl"s work, dahl"s (cid:272)hara(cid:272)ters are ar(cid:272)het(cid:455)pal. Uses inventiveness to help others succeed and succeed themselves, often causes problems. Reynard in european literature and coyote in native north.
