Boy

One of my most memorable characters in "Boy" is the Math's teacher who did not know anything about Maths, but spent most of the time telling exciting stories that never had anything to do about Maths. In order that none of the other teachers discovered this, the teacher used to write up long equations on the board but never explained them to the class. I would very much like it if my Maths teacher did the same but I do not think many teachers today would approve of his teaching methods! The horrid and strict school matron is another memorable character. She made Dahl's life a misery and I found her a very unsympathetic character. Her manner reminded me of my old school matron, as she was one of the fiercest members of staff in the school.

Dahl describes his school, his home and Norway in great detail and makes it easy for the reader to visualise these settings such as when he describes the headmaster's mahogany office where he kept a cane in the cupboard. His own feelings of joy such as when he was named captain of the Fives team and pain such as when he had his adenoids removed are perfectly described and the reader is easily able to identify with them. Dahl appears to be good-natured boy and appears to be fair and unbiased in his description of other characters.

Whilst reading "Boy"