[ SECRET POST #1771 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1771 ⌋


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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

For me, the o_O moment was Miss Honey's rent - wasn't it something like 10p a week? Even for an unfurnished farmhouse, um - wow.

But re the child-putt, from what I remember (and it's been a long time since I read that book) she was flung over the playground fence/hedge into some fields adjoining the school. I don't remember anything about the schoo being in a particularly urban or build up area - was it? *memory fuzzy*

But considering that this girl had a mother who took the time to plait her hair in the morning, and who did it religiously every day - ie, a woman who didn't go out to work or have pressing chores in the house, likely the wife of a professional man, middle or upper-class - it's surprising that the Trunchbull chose her to pick on, a child whose mistreatment could have had unpleasant consequences for her. But Dahl books didn't tend to think along those lines.

[alice-alaizabel.livejournal.com]

Um, my mum plaited my hair every morning, and she had to go to work and do chores. "Takes the time to do something with your daughter's hair" does not mean "has nothing else to do."

Also, in a lot of primary schools, girls have to tie their hair back, so it just becomes part of the morning getting-dressed routine.

[(Anonymous)]

I was given to understand, based on anecdotes from older relatives, that parents in that era (and before) were a lot less involved with their children, that fathers were out at work (or at the end of the day, too tired to be bothered with them) and mothers too busy with epic amounts of housework to spend much time fussing over them. But that could just have been their personal experience. I shouldn't have generalised.

[alice-alaizabel.livejournal.com]

"That era"? Matilda was published in 1988, it wasn't that long ago.

Also, "fussing over them" again is not the same as "doing their plaits." I mean if you had say five little girls with hair you needed to do, that would be one thing. But it's a lot easier to plait someone else's hair than your own, and if you do it every day, you'll be able to do it very quickly and efficiently. I had long hair, but my mum could plait in a couple of minutes.

[(Anonymous)]

But it and other books of his were based on the author's childhood and experiences in school back when he was young.

[(Anonymous)]

Didn't she get thrown into a garden? I always got the impression the school was in a suburban area (presumably near the Wormwood's house or business, since Trunchbull bought her car from there), as opposed to an urban area. But still...close enough for there to be nearby houses.

[murderershair.livejournal.com]

My mom braided my hair when I was in elementary school, and you bet she did loads of chores. It was sort of a thing called spending time with me? And anyway she used to braid while I was eating breakfast.