Compare And Contrast Going Solo By Roald Dahl

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What would you do if you were put to do a job that you had no idea how to do? Roald Dahl the author of the memoir "Going Solo", was placed to fly planes during the war without any experience at all. He did meet some pretty cool people along the way. Two of those people were Miss Trefusis and David Coke. They are very different because Roald describes Miss Trefusis as kinda crazy and David Coke is a very optimistic man towards war. To begin with, Dahl meets a man named David Coke. Dahl describes him to be a very concerned man that cares about if he lives or not. For example, David says,"I can't teach you how to shoot down Germans in one easy lesson. I just wish I could look after you a bit." (First Encounter with a Bandit, 73) This shows that David is one of the only ones that are willing to help him because he is really inexperienced. He tries to teach him all he needs to know. Even though that is all he could do to help him, he still wishes he can fly with Roald to help him even more. In addition, David Coke seems to be very kind to Roald. I know this because the author wrote,"I left a bit of water in the jug just in case you happened to come back."(The Battle of Athens, 79) This is a …show more content…

He portrayed her as a very opinionated person. For instance, she stated " You'll catch something if you do that. Use your knife. Go on. Try it."(The Voyage Out, 64) Before she said this she explained why she hates fingers so much and why she would eat the orange in that way. She really believes that fingers are so nasty and full of germs so she makes him eat the orange the same way she did. He also portrayed her to be a very weird and crazy person. "Toes are reptilian and viperish! I don't wish to talk about them!" she stated.(The Voyage Out, 64) To me, this is crazy because how in any way are toes reptilian and viperish. But then again she is very opinionated and can believe whatever she wants, even if it might be a little

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