What is it about the Oompa-Loompas that make them a target for reinterpretation?
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Violent motivations in Roald Dahl’s “The Great Switcheroo” and “The Last Act”
Trigger warning: explicit mention of r*pe and sexual violence
Voicelessness and Sexual Power Dynamics in Roald Dahl’s “The Visitor”
While this particular story certainly isn’t the most egregious case of misogyny and gender-based sexual violence against women, it is fruitful for establishing narrative devices that Dahl employs to present such themes to his audience
Willy Wonka as Colonialist Hero
It doesn’t require a stretch of the imagination to identify postcolonial themes in Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory