Matilda

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1988

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Before You Read

Summary

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-6

Chapters 7-14

Chapters 15-21

Character Analysis

Themes

Symbols & Motifs

Literary Devices

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

Explain how Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood’s personalities make them thoughtlessly cruel to their daughter.

Matilda’s practical jokes deliberately cause trouble for her parents. Suggest an example of her parents’ behavior that justifies Matilda’s acts, and explain why it does so.

What are the three main things about Matilda that Miss Honey admires? Give examples of these qualities as shown in Matilda’s actions, and explore whether those qualities increase, change, or remain stable throughout the story.