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Home Life
. She starts reading at a really young age, and parents are unsupportive.
. Comes up with creative ways how to read
. Mrs. Phelps heps her find the classic books
. Father is a car salemens, that tricks people to buy bad cars
. Brother is being taught to take over the buisness
. Mother=airhead
. Plays pranks on parents -
Prank 1
Prank 1: Super glue
-Matilda puts glue inside dad's hat
-mom has to cut his hair to get the hat off -
Prank 2
The Ghost
-They got a parrot
- Matilda and her friend tried to hide it, but parents kept on hearing noises
-hid it in fireplace
-parents think it's a burgler or a ghost -
Prank 3
Platnum-Blond Man
-Matilda switches her mom's blond hairdye wth her dad's hair tonic -
School Life
-Matilda started late, she was 5 and a half, not 5
-School is old brick building
-Trunchbull= head mistress of the school
-Mrs. Jeniifer Honey was her sweet quiet teacher
-Matilda was always the one to raise her hand to answer questions
- she was way ahead of other students in her class -
Lavender and Cake Boy
-Lavender is Mtilda's best friend who is also very tiny
-Bruce snuck into school kitchen and ate the Trunchbull's cake, then lied about
-As punishment, Trunchbull made him eat a whole chocilate cake in hopes of him getting sick in front of everyone
-ate the whole cake with no problem and got the name cakeboy
-Trunchbull was furious that her plan didn't work -
The First Miracle
-Lavender wants to pull a prank on the Trunchbull
-Get a Newt from her pond and puts it in the Trunchbulls water vase, so when she poured herself a glass it fell out
-Trunchbull atomatically accussed Matilda
-Matilda stood up for herself
- Ended up with the Trunchbull walking out and punishing nobody -
Miracle 2
-Matilda felt guilty for tipping the glass over with her mind
- Mrs. Honey was shocked with her "powers", so she invited her to her cottage -
Mrs. Honey's Cottage
-Matilda and Mrs. Honey walked from school to her cottage
- tries to understand Matilda's "powers" and wants her to be cautious
- Cottage is really small, doesn't have normal house appliances or furniture
-Mrs. Honey is very poor
-She only eats at school, so she made bread from Matilda to eat -
Story Continued
-when she got a job, Mrs. Honey was forced to give her aunt most of her paycheck to pay her back, this is why she's poor
-one night, she snuck out of the house and found a cottage and began to rent it
- the will to the red house was never found
-Matilda asked who the aunt was, Mrs. Honey replied with Trunchbull -
Mrs. Honey's Story
-Mrs. Honey has been wanting to talk to someone about her story for a while
-dad was a doctor
-were originally rich, big house
-mother died when she was 2, and aunt came to live with them
-when she was 5 her father died mysteriously, aunt became her gaurdien
-aunt was really mean, and her life became a nightmare
-Mrs. Honey became her slave
-when she graduated she was really smart, but wasn't allowed to go to college
-aunt allowed her to go to a teachers training college in reading at the age -
Third Miracle
-Trunchbull comes to teach a reivew for 3 times table
-calls on Wilferd to do it backwards, and he can't do it
-Trunchbull yells at him and all of a sudden the chalk starts writing on the chalkboard with noone standing there.
-It's Mrs. Honey's mom, names Trunchbull by her first name telling her to give Mrs. Honey back the red house and to leave.
-Trunchbull gets overwhelmed and passes out -
A New Home
Mr. Trilby goes to the red house and noone is there
-The Trunchbull took everthing and left
-A few days later Mrs. Honey get s letter saying the house is hers and she moves in
-One day Matilda was over there and she lost her "Powers"
-Mrs. Honey says it's because shes in a class thats more challenging
-Maltilda's parents show up and they move to Spain, but Matilda doesn't want to go so asks Mrs. Honey if she can live with her
-Mrs. Honey agrees, so Matilda lives with Mrs. Honey
