31 pages • 1 hour read
Roald DahlGeorge's Marvelous Medicine
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1981A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
Trace the change of the medicine’s intermediate effects from one medicine to another and consider their role in the narrative: are they primarily humorous in effect, or might they have a deeper meaning?
Roald Dahl was known for his collaborations with Quentin Blake, who illustrated several of Dahl’s books, including George’s Marvelous Medicine. Analyze one or more of Blake’s illustrations: How do they add to or expound upon Dahl’s text?
Consider Mr. and Mrs. Kranky as foil characters: How are they similar, and how do they differ?
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