"Roald now found that he wrote best when he was undisturbed in his hut. It was built out of a single layer of bricks, insulated with polystyrene and dividen into two rooms, neither more than six feet wide. In the front room he stored his files, letters and manuscripts in two ancient wooden cabinets, on top of which were perched two tiny aeroplanes with oak propellers and long slender wings covered in varnished silk."
The above quote describes the setting in which Dahl wrote many of his books. This quote demonstrates the intensity with which Dahl often wrote, as well as his nitpicky personality. Roald Dahl liked things to be a certain way, and needed everything to be just so in order to get the best results from his writing. If just one or two things were "off", he would find great difficulty writing his stories.
Connections:
All of my connections are between Dahl and myself. First off, Dahl had a fascination with far off places. When he was younger, he flew for the Royal Air Force in Africa in WWII, and also worked as a Shell Oil businessman in Africa. I also have an interest in far off places, and would like to one day visit places such as Norway, Dahl's birthplace, and Africa.
Dahl also had a great sense of humor. As a young boy, he had a great fascination with practical jokes, and often played pranks on his friends and told jokes. I am much the same way. I love jokes and telling them and creating them.
1. Does a life of adventure beat a life of solitude?
2. What in Dahl's life affected his writing?
3. Can Dahl's imaginative nature be attributed to his childhood?
4. How does Dahl use his childhood to better his writing?
5. Does Dahl use his experiences to better himself throughout his life?
I thought that this book did a wonderful job of describing Dahl's life, as well as the man himself, in great detail. By the end of the book, one really gets an idea for Dahl's personality and story, as well as his relationships with his family and friends. I would recommend this book to people who are fan's of his book.
