Recent news of edits to Roald Dahl’s children’s titles has led to much controversy…
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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
Fatphobia in ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ and ‘Matilda’
There is a piousness attached to Charlie that isn’t present in Augustus, reinforcing the ‘good/healthy’ and ‘bad/unhealthy’ language attached to food
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