| 'Boy' tells the story of Roald Dahl's childhood. It was a very eventful period of his life. He centers on his education, where he voices his anger at the use of cruel punishments like caning in the UK at the time. He tells many amusing stories of his childhood and teenage years, but there are also some sad and dramatic ones as well. | ||
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Plot & Themes Kids growing up/acting up? Yes Kids: - general coming of age story Period of greatest activity? - 1900+ Subject of Biography Gender - Male Profession/status: Ethnicity - White Nationality - Scandinavian Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 () Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Century: - 1930's-1950's Writing Style Book makes you feel? - thoughtful If this is a kid's book: - Age 11-14 Pictures/Illustrations? - More 6-10 B&W How much dialogue in bio? - little dialog How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 0-25% of book |
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