James and the Giant Peach 3/4

Summary

After crawling into an enormous peach and finding some also enormous (and talking insects), James’ adventure continues. They cut the peach from the tree and tumble all the way down the hill and plop right into the ocean. Luckily the peach can float, but rather unluckily a bunch of sharks start to attack it.

Very quick thinking James comes up with a plan. Using the worm as bait they trap seagulls with the silk spun from the spider and silkworm and up and away they float. They feast on some delicious peach. James seems very much in charge, which we probably would not have expected from the beginning of this book. But while James is in control, we also come to learn the skills of each individual insect and the part they all played in this journey.

Of course the pesky centipede doesn’t let the rest last long when he begins to harass a group of cloud men. Hailstones ensue and a storm throughout the night almost pulls the peach from the sky. Amazingly the crew survives all these trials. But how will this story end? Where will they end up?

Literary Devices

You may have already heard me mention some of the ways Roald Dahl uses literacy craft to write a memorable and emotional story. Here are elements Roald Dahl used to make this novel the great book that is it.

I wanted to share these with you for a few reasons. The most obvious is that they are useful terms to know. But most importantly, they are tools that you can use whenever you write. They are literally tricks for you to write better and they are right here!!