Trunchbull is a fearsome creature, and she utterly despises children. She is also the legal guardian of Miss Honey. Miss Trunchbull is the headmistress of Matilda’s school, and the story’s main antagonist. Miss Honey acts as a motherly figure as well as a confidant to the young girl. Miss Honey is a shy, sweet woman and is beloved by all of her students, especially Matilda. She attempts to bring Matilda’s gift to the attention to Miss Trunchbull and Matilda’s parents, but is coldly rebuffed. Miss Honey is Matilda’s school teacher and the first person to appreciate and foster Matilda’s extraordinary intelligence. Though she is clearly uniquely gifted, Matilda remains an extremely likable and humble young girl. Her overwhelming mental power leads her to develop telekinetic abilities which she perfects to defeat the cruel headmistress, Miss Trunchbull and help her teacher Miss Honey. Unfulfilled and neglected by her family, Matilda often comes up with pranks to “punish” her parents. Unlike her other family members, who are selfish and dull, Matilda is a precocious child with a love of books and a high aptitude for mathematics. GradeSaver, 12 June 2020 Web.Matilda is the titular character and the protagonist of Roald Dahl’s Matilda. Next Section Glossary Previous Section Esio Trot Summary How To Cite in MLA Format Anonymous 'Esio Trot Characters'. Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft.

When Mr Hoppy offers to help her grow Alfie, she begins to care for him and, eventually, marries him. She and Mr Hoppy are described as being good friends, but the most important person in her life is her tortoise, Alfie. She is Mr Hoppy’s neighbor and also his love interest.

He then proceeds to spend the next few weeks exchanging the turtles with those of a larger weight. Mr Hoppy is desperate to gain his neighbor Mrs Silver’s, attention and so offers up a fictitious magic spell to make Alfie grow bigger. He is described as being extremely shy, especially around his crush, Mrs Silver. Eventually, Alfie is taken to the pet store and is adopted by a young girl. As such, he is used as pawn by Mr Hoppy and is exchanged with bigger tortoises, without her knowing. He is a slow growing pet, and this ends up frustrating her as he does not grow over 13 ounces. Written by people who wish to remain anonymousĪlfie is the name of Mrs Silver’s beloved tortoise. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

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