What is Bradbury saying about the importance of reading and the impact that books have on us?
Ray Bradbury wanted readers to understand the importance of reading and thinking. One of his quotes that I think sums up much of what he was saying is, “You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” He set “Fahrenheit 451” in an unspecified, but not too distant, future.
Why was Mrs Phelps important to Matilda?
Mrs. Phelps isn’t ignoring Matilda, she just sees what the girl’s up to and doesn’t stop her. She even helps Matilda grow as a reader and nurtures her interest in books, and that’s one of the things that help make Matilda strong.
Why did Mrs Phelps feel happy watching Matilda?
Here is her full library booklist, as recommended by Mrs Phelps. When Matilda says of Hemingway that though she doesn’t understand everything in this books, she loves them for the fact that they make her feel she is right there on the spot watching it happen, Mrs Phelps says: Happy National Library Week.
Why does Mrs Phelps watch Matilda with surprise and excitement?
1 Because she wants to be as brave as Matilda. 2 Because she doesn’t want to show that she is very surprised. 3 Because she wants to make them understand that Matilda is very special. 4 Because she thinks he ate her cake.
Why did Matilda decide to play tricks on her father?
We know that she’s going to plan something as soon as the narrator tells us this: She decided that every time her father or her mother was beastly to her, she would get her own back in some way or another. A small victory or two would help her to tolerate their idiocies and would stop her from going crazy.
What did Matilda do to her father to get back at him for being mean to her?
This is how her mother turns her brown hair blonde. The night before, Matilda’s father called her a liar and a cheat. To get back at him, Matilda gets up before everyone else. She takes her father’s hair tonic and pours most of it down the sink.
What did Miss Honey’s father lovingly call her?
Miss Honey doesn’t tell the story of her childhood to Matilda as if she wasn’t the child abused by Miss Trunchbull. Miss Honey never called her father King Magnus, and he never called her Bumblebee. Magnus and Miss Trunchbull simply called her Jenny as a child.
Who killed Miss Honey’s dad?
Miss Trunchbull served as Jennifer’s childhood guardian after the passing of her parents. It’s strongly implied that Agatha murdered Magnus Honey, Jennifer’s father, and made it appear a suicide. Agatha then became the legal owner of the Honey estate and Jennifer’s legal guardian.