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Roald Dahl, Illustr. Quentin Blake

The Magic Finger

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1966

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Essay Topics

1.

Consider the novel’s title. Why might have Dahl chosen it? What expectations does it establish for the reader?

2.

In what ways do the story’s female and male characters represent stereotypical portraits of femininity and masculinity? Provide specific examples from the text to support your answers.

3.

Is the narrator flawed? When you learn that she turned Mrs. Winter into a cat, did that change your feelings about her? Why or why not?

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