In both versions, she is the younger child of narcisstic and neglectful parents, harry and zinnia wormwood, who have an older son named michael, all of whom treat her abusively and ignore her intellectual gifts. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Matilda was adapted for the screen in 1996, with danny devito playing the role of harry wormwood. Matilda wormwood is the clever, brave, book loving girl who gives her name to one of roald dahls last published stories. Pdf matilda book by roald dahl free download 240 pages. One of the nicest things he says to matilda is that shes an ignorant little twit 2.
Wormwood, the great car dealer extract from matilda, roald dahl matildas parents owned quite a nice house with three bedrooms upstairs, while on the ground floor there was a diningroom and a livingroom and a kitchen. Mr wormwood, the great car dealer matildas parents owned quite a nice house with three bedrooms upstairs, while on the ground floor there was a diningroom and a livingroom and a kitchen. Mr wormwood, the great car dealer matilda s parents owned quite a nice house with three bedrooms upstairs, while on the ground floor there was a diningroom and a livingroom and a kitchen. It starred mara wilson as matilda, and was directed by danny devito, who also portrayed mr. Instead, he loves to tell his son michael and matilda if she happens to be listening, how it is easy to cheat your customers when you are a used car salesman like he is. Wormwood is a bad mother, but shes not as bad a parent as mr. So clever is matilda that by the age of four, she has read all the childrens books in her local library. All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen. Wormwood uses up so much energy on himself that he doesnt have any left for anything or anyone elseespecially for matilda.
Her greatest gift is her genius intelligence, and she also has telekinetic powers. Despite posing as an honest businessman, however, harry is actually a con artist who sells. Matildas dad is the stereotypical sleazy car salesman, even putting sawdust in the oil so that the engine will burn out and they have to come back and buy a new car. Matilda by roald dahl, quentin blake nook book ebook.
What did matilda do to get back at her dad for tearing up the book. Look, miss snit, a girl does not get anywhere by acting intelligent. The rscs 2010 matilda the musical, featuring words and music by tim minchin and book by dennis kelly, includes a solo piece by mr wormwood all about his main love. The appalling broad orangeandgreen check of the jacket and trousers almost blinded the onlooker. He is the secondary antagonist of the novel and the film. Wormwood, though successful, is a dishonest salesman who regularly fills his customers gearboxes with sawdust and turns back the mileage. It was adapted as an audio reading by actress kate winslet, a 1996 feature film directed by danny devito, a twopart bbc radio 4 programme starring lauren mote as matilda, emerald ohanrahan as miss honey, nichola mcauliffe as miss trunchbull and. Matilda colour edition kindle edition by dahl, roald.
Her parents do not recognize her great intelligence and show little interest in her, particularly her father, a secondhand car dealer who. See more ideas about matilda wormwood, matilda and roald dahl books. Oct 01, 1988 matilda is a book by british writer roald dahl. She is also the sister of michael, who does the same. Wormwood tore up the book because he was jealous that matilda could read and he couldnt. Wormwood, matildas mother, is one of the villains in the books, but she pales in comparison with the two other villains. Study guide comparing and contrasting matilda the book vs the. The library in great missenden was the inspiration for mrs. Wormwood call matilda after she was able to add up the cost of several cars in her head and he had to use a pencil and a piece of paper. The 20 best matilda wormwood quotes kids book club. Mrs wormwood is nice but stupid and mr wormwood is mean and a liar. He despises his only daughter and even tells miss trunchbull, the headmistress at school, that matilda is certain to.
He thinks hes the big cheese, but honestly, hes nothing but a bad apple. Wormwood, is the secondary antagonist in roald dahls book matilda and its popular 1996 film adaptation. Matilda wormwood is the titular main protagonist of the book, film and musical of the same first name. Wormwood is matildas father, and he is obviously not the positive role model a father should be. She is a very large woman in the book, but in the movie, she is. Despite posing as an honest businessman, however, harry is actually a con artist who sells damaged cars to people at high prices. Matilda wormwood is the clever, brave, bookloving girl who gives her name to one of roald dahls last published stories. Matilda colour edition kindle edition by dahl, roald, blake, quentin. Harold harry wormwood is the father of michael and matilda wormwood and the husband of zinnia wormwood.
He despises his only daughter and even tells miss trunchbull, the. What book did matilda tell the librarian she liked best of all the childrens books. Wormwood, isthe secondary antagonist in roald dahls book matilda and its popular 1996 film adaptation. In this chapter, the reader is given additional insight about matildas parents and their character. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 240 pages and is available in paperback format. Matildas parents owned quite a nice house with three bedrooms upstairs, while on the ground floor there was a diningroom and a livingroom and a kitchen. In the movie matilda, hes played by danny devito who also directed the film, and did the films narration. The author even described her as childgenius and prodigy.
The characters from matildas vile and despicable parents, mr and mrs wormwood, and her villainous headmistress, the terrifying miss trunchbull, to the gloriously sweetnatured miss honey and matilda are as representative of the good and the bad as any of dahls creations. He is a neglectful father who hates books and is an extremely dishonest businessman. Wormwood is an arrogant and ratty man, and he shows no interest in his daughter. Hes described as a small rattylooking man whose front teeth are stuck underneath a thin ratty moustache. Phelps library, where matilda devours classic literature by the age of four and three months. Matildas parents are very neglective, and refuse to see any of matildas talents. Her father was a dealer in secondhand cars and it seemed he did pretty well at it. In both versions, she is the daughter of harry and zinnia wormwood, who treat her abusively and ignore her intellectual gifts. He is the owner of wormwood motors, the husband of zinnia wormwood and the father of matilda and michael wormwood.
The first edition of the novel was published in 1988, and was written by roald dahl. By the time she begins school aged five she has graduated to charles dickens and rudyard kipling. Wormwood, whos so vivid and slimy, is to let the narrator do it himself. Shes more concerned about looks than getting an education. Matilda wormwood, also known by her adoptive name matilda honey, is the title character of the bestselling 1988 childrens novel matilda by roald dahl. The thought of reading a book frightens mr wormwood and he really doesnt understand why matilda loves reading. The main characters of this young adult, childrens story are matilda wormwood, miss honey. But matilda is a fighter and finds her own very creative and very funny ways to get revenge. Matilda wormwood sony pictures entertaiment wiki fandom. Wormwood is a used car salesman, and miss honey explains to matilda that the whole town knows he sells stolen cars. A boy is thrown out of a classroom window for eating licorice in the novel. On stage and screen danny devito as mr wormwood matilda 1996. If you had a heart attack this minute and had to call a doctor, that doctor would be a university graduate.
All you need to know in life can be learnt from telly. For the book, matilda plays three tricks on her parents. Wormwood rips up matildas library copy of the red pony. In a small buckinghamshire village, matilda wormwood is a fiveandhalfyearold girl of unusual precocity, but she is often illtreated or neglected by her parents and older brother michael. Wormwood cant be bothered to give her the time of day. It was published in 1988 by jonathan cape in london, with 232 pages and illustrations by quentin blake. Free download or read online matilda pdf epub book. Matilda, miss honey, miss trunchbull, mr and mrs wormwood, and michael. Maybe the best way to introduce a character like mr.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading matilda colour edition. Analysis of important characters those sentences inside the quotation marks are the exact sentences from the book matilda wormwood protagonist she is an extraordinary five and a half year old little girl who happens to have intelligence far from her age and from others. Matilda is a funny book, showing a girls fight for her individuality, in a typical roalddahlish way. Matilda behind the scene the actors speak duration. Wormwood is matildas father, and a secondary antagonist of the story. He is even quoted as saying, no one ever got rich being. Harry was a used car salesman and the owner of wormwood motors, which sold used cars for more than what they were worth.
See more ideas about matilda costume, matilda and matilda broadway. Matilda wormwood is the titular protagonist of the book, film and musical of the same first name. Zinnia wormwood is the mother of michael and matilda wormwood and the wife of harry wormwood. Matilda wormwood is the main protagonist of the novel, film, and musical versions of matilda. Study guide comparing and contrasting matilda the book vs. Wormwood teaches michael the tricks to making a lemon look better. The first tip he shares is that you can get free sawdust from the sawmill. In both versions, she is the younger child of narcisstic parents, harry and zinnia wormwood, who have an older son named michael, who is also mean.
In other words, hes giving the trunchbull a run for her money in the mean, meaner, meanest contest. After her father tore the book, matilda punished him by putting the parrot up the chimney to scare him. Harry was a used car salesman and the owner of wormwood motors, which sold used cars for. She is a highly precocious six and a half year old girl who has a passion for reading books. Wormwood, matilda s mother, is one of the villains in the books, but she pales in comparison with the two other villains.
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