Response to Children's Literature

I thought the second half of the BFG was just as good, interesting and imaginative as the first half. My love of Roald Dahl’s word choice continued into the last half of the book. His words and the way he made aspects of the story paint a picture are amazing. I could visualize and place myself in the environments and situations depicted in the book. In the first half of the book I questioned how friendly the BFG was. However, in the second half I have come to really like the BFG and the relationship he has with Sophie. Both Sophie and BFG initially seemed very unsure and apprehensive of one another, however, throughout the course of the book they have developed a sense of trust and understanding of one another. I think it connects to many situations in real life, where people judge or make initial assumptions of other and end up being completely wrong. Also, because both characters are outsiders in their own worlds I think they could bond and find comfort in one another. They ...

The BFG is a book I remember reading in elementary school. It starts out with a giant, who is seemingly very creepy and frightening. He lurks in the dark, “witching hour”, outside of an orphanage. He kidnaps Sophie from where she is living, making her assume she is going to be eaten. As a little kid reading this for the first time I thought the BFG was very intimidating and scary. In the book as Sophie is being snatched the author even writes “If you can think of anything more terrifying than that happening to you in the middle of the night, then let’s hear about it.” (17) Also scary is the giants described outside of the BFG’s cave. They are described as “beastly giants” … “guzzling human beans every night” (35). Sophie is told she would come to an “ucky-mucky end if any of them should ever be getting his gogglers upon [her].” (35) These descriptions do not bother me now, however, as a young reader this was pretty terrifying. So far in the book I think the main theme may be...

The second half of this book was very different than the first half of this book. The morality and consciousness of Georgina was much more apparent in this portion of the book. I was very happy to see the character growth and progression throughout this book because in the first half of the story I found myself incredibly irritated and annoyed at Georgina’s attitude. She often complained about her mom and their living situation. It seemed like the relationships Georgina had with both her mom and her brother improved throughout the last half of the book. Georgina realizes her mother is trying very hard to improve their lifestyle and get them back into an apartment or home. It came across as if Georgina gained respect for her mom and the sacrifices she has made for their family. She finally acknowledged that their living situation isn’t all their moms fault. The relationship with her brother also improved. In the first half of the book Georgina’s approach to her brother was as if it ...