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The BFG Roald Dahl is a master of children's fiction. We're talking James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The BFG is no exception. It explores giants, dreams, expectations, and the little guy coming out ahead. The story starts with Sophie being abducted by a giant and rushed off to a faraway land. It's total trauma, with nothing to do but wait until she's crumbled up like saltines for a giant soup. But to her surprise, this particular giant, the BFG, is a pretty nice guy. He introduces Sophie to the world of whizzpopping, snozzcumbers, and golden phizzwizards that is Giant Country. Unfortunately for Sophie and the BFG, that world also includes some unsavory creatures, the BFG's man-eating neighbors. Unlike the story's hero, these giants actually do mean and nasty things. But despite Sophie's diminutive size and the BFG's status as runt of the giants, they take on the nine nasty giants in hopes of bringing pleasant dreams to people everywhere. Aside from being fun and whimsical, it's a hopeful story where the underdog triumphs against the bully. Like any good children's story, The BFG turns the expected inside out and delivers a wholly unique tale. |
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