The Relationship Between James And The Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. New York: Penguin Group, 1996. N. pag. Print.

Friendship is really important in life. That's why Rolad Dahl incorporated it into his book. There are many ways friendship is seen throughout James and the Giant Peach. Even though it is not said they are friends, you can tell that they are from the way the characters interact. Friendship is important to James because of how he was treated at home. It it good he found friends in the peach.

The author, Rolad Dahl thinks that friendship is really important. He shows this in James and the Giant Peach through james’s depressing life. James’s parents bit the dust when he was a young boy. He was forced to move in with his 2 aunts who were very abusive to him. This is proven when the author writes “They were selfish and lazy and cruel, and right from the beginning they started beating poor james.” This is why when james found friends it was very important. Without friends James may have done something out of depression or anger.

Friendship is very strong in James and the Giant Peach.

If the friendship was weak it may not of helped James out when he was so depressed. You know it’s strong friendship when James first walks into the peach. The author writes “So cheer up, my boy, cheer up.” This shows strong friendship because if you just met someone, you usually aren’t comfortable enough to use those words. Normally you just say come here. By saying it the way the author wrote it, it shows how comfortable the characters are with each other. Like I said before the friendship between James and all the insects is very valuable to James. He needs friends, not his abusive aunts who force him to do all the

work.

James was afraid when he first met the insects. I know this because Rolad Dahl writes, “Poor James was backed up against the far wall, shivering with fright and much too terrified to answer.” I think he acted the way he did because he isn’t used to people having a conversation with him. All he is used to is his aunts telling him what to do. He isn’t used to people being nice Besides the fact of him being afraid at the start, James developed into a very brave person. He shows this throughout the whole story. Especially when he met all of the insects. James trusted them and became friends shortly after he realized they were nice. I think this is because of the motivation he has. The motivation is fueled by his aunts, he wants friends but they won’t let him. All they let him do is work for them. This is why James is so eager to find friends and why he trusts the insects with his friendship.

Friendship is important, Especially for James. He needed friends and finally found some. James isn't on his own anymore. He has people who he can talk to, even though they are bugs. He doesn't get abused anymore by his aunts, he lives in the peach with his friends. James went from being the loneliest boy in the world to a boy with many friends. This is why he became friends with the bugs. What would you of done if you met the bugs?