Characters. James Henry Trotter – The
seven-year-old
protagonist.
Is James dead in James and the Giant Peach?
James is actually dead before the movie begins
, and he is fighting his way through the nine circles of hell (according to Dante's Inferno). 1.
How long did James and the Giant Peach take?
To create James' creepy-crawly but loving companions required
two years
of painstaking work performed by a team of 130 people.
Who lives in the Giant Peach?
Background. James Henry Trotter lives with
his two horrid aunts, Spiker and Sponge
. He hasn't got a single friend in the whole wide world. That is not, until he meets the Old Green Grasshopper and the rest of the insects aboard a giant, magical peach!
Why has James and the Giant Peach been banned?
In 1986, a WI town banned this book
because religious groups thought a scene featuring a spider licking her lips could be taken in two ways, including sexual
.
Is James and the Giant Peach real?
The inspiration for the giant peach came from a cherry tree in the orchard at Roald Dahl's Buckinghamshire countryside home. … He considered several different giant fruits, but eventually settled on the idea of a giant peach.
Is James and the Giant Peach a dream?
Unlike in the novel, James' aunts are not killed by the rolling peach (although his parents' deaths takes place as in the novel), and the film also
has James dream of going to New York
instead of simply winding up there.
How did James and the Giant Peach end?
In the movie they're alive until the very end and drive through the Atlantic Ocean to get to America. The peach then lands in the sea where
it gets attacked by sharks
. The insects and James work out a plot to carry the peach out with a flock of seagulls tied to it.
Is James and the Giant Peach scary?
In addition to the violent scenes and scary visual images mentioned above, James and the Giant Peach has
some scenes that could scare or disturb children aged 5-8 years
. For example, a rhinoceros eats James's parents.
What grade level is James and the Giant Peach?
| Published in 1961 | Age Group: 7 years and up | Reading Level: AR : 4.8 (4.0 Points, Quiz #232) GLE : 6.7 F&P/GRL : Q DRA : 40 Lexile ® measure: 870L |
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Why was Matilda banned?
This book about a girl in sixth grade struggling with questions of religion and her experience going through puberty has been banned and challenged in numerous school districts because the
book is supposedly sexually offensive and amoral
.
Why was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory banned?
This book was originally banned
due to the fact that the depiction of the oompa loompas was seen as racist
. Roald Dahl was taken aback by this and changed the description of the oompa loompas in a revised version.
Is James on drugs in James and the Giant Peach?
Believe it or not, the charming classic James and the Giant Peach
is frequently banned
.
What happened to Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker?
In the book,
when the peach gets loose, it rolls over Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge
, instantly squashing them both, but they don't reappear at the end of the book.
Why did the cloud men throw hailstones at the Peach?
Why did the Cloud Man throw hailstones at the peach?
Centipede insulted them
. How did James save Centipede? He had Silkworm make a string of silk and tied it around himself.
