The movie Matilda is about a young first grade girl named Matilda Wormwood. Matilda is a very smart young girl with a family that does not pay any interest in her. From a young age she had to take care of herself. At the tender age of three she had read all the magazines and newspapers in her home, so she looked up where the library was and walked to it. From then on Matilda would read anything she could in the library, the books gave her an important message, that she was not alone. A few years past and Matilda wanted to go to school, her father, Harry Wormwood, who thought she was four when she was actually six, didn’t want her to go because he wanted her home to sign for packages. Although awful, Harry did manage to give her one piece of …show more content…
The chapter talks about the different types of relationships you can have and how to keep them healthy. The relationships that the chapter covers are friendship relationships, love relationships, family relationships, workplace relationships, and the dark side of interpersonal relationships. Friendship relationships are relationships with another person that is “interpersonal” (DeVito), “mutually productive and characterized by mutual positive regard” (DeVito). Love relationships are a next level of friendship relationships. Love is known as the most important types of relationship, because it is a natural human desire to be loved. There are six types of love relationships; eros, ludus, storge, pragma, mania, and agape. Family relationships are the relationships between you and the people you are related to by blood and marriage. Family relationships are known as primary relationships, primary relationships are the relationships that are most prominent in your life. Workplace relationships are the relationships that you have in your workplace, with your co-workers and bosses through networking and mentoring. The dark side to interpersonal relationships is that there are negative aspects to having relationships. These aspects are jealousy, bullying and violence among other things. All of these relationships are affected by culture, gender, and …show more content…
Matilda had a lot of relationships throughout the story and each relationship affected her life. She had a friendship with a young black girl named Lavender in her class. Lavender filled all of Matilda’s friendship needs. She was smart and funny, she caused Matilda to feel affirmed and made her feel worthy. When Matilda first go to school Lavender helped her find her way and made her feel welcome. A love relationship that Matilda had was with Miss. Honey. Miss. Honey and Matilda had an agape type of love, it was compassionate and selfless. They accepted each other and respected each other. Matild risked her life to get Miss. Honey her doll and candy back from The Trunchbull, because she wanted to see Miss. Honey happy. Miss. Honey paid a visit to the Wormwood household to bring Matilda extra work because she saw how smart she is, she also asked The Trunchbull to move Matilda up a grade because she was so smart. Matilda’s family relationships were all very poor. She had a brother, a mother, and a father. All of which did not fill their responsibilities to Matilda. They have a responsibility to “comfort when family members are distressed, to take pleasure in their pleasures, to feel their pain, to raise their spirits” (DeVito). The Wormwood’s never did that for Matilda, the constantly either belittled her or ignored her completely. The relationships that Matilda had were a large part of the plot and motif of the
What does it mean to have a relationship? You could be together, pertaining to the select other who you entrust with all your emotions and your heart. You could be related, like a brother, sister, mother, daughter, etcetera; a relative. Heck, you could pertain this vast meaning of a relationship, with the ocean itself. As the ocean is large and it inumerous to fathom, so is the definition of relationship, which can be portrayed as various meanings.
She goes down to get supplies for the Coffeehouse, hopefully seeing her childhood crush, Nathaniel. Matilda’s mother doesn’t approve of Nathaniel because she believes that he is going nowhere in life and won’t make enough money to support a family. Returning to the Coffeehouse, Matilda’s mother gets an invitation from the Ogilives, wanting them to join her for tea. Matilda can either stay home and do chores the whole day or go with her mother for tea. Matilda’s mother wants Matilda to go so she can set Matilda up with Mrs. Ogilives’ son, Robert. It turns out, that Robert had been away for school, and so it was just Mrs. Ogilives and her two daughters who, are rude to Matilda and prevent her from eating the food that had been set out for them all. During tea, Mrs. Ogilives brings up how one of her daughters, Collette, are engaged to the very wealthy man. With the subject coming up, Collette gets over heated and passes out, so Matilda and her mother leave. Rumor said that she had fallen ill, and many other people had mysteriously fallen ill with what they named as Yellow
Chapters 5 and 6 in Extraordinary Relationships gave a good introduction into new concepts relating to Human Interactions and Relationships. These new concepts give a better idea in understanding relationship patterns and the various emotions that come along with relationships. Two concepts that stood out to me that were discussed throughout the chapter were relationship patterns and relationship emotions. Over time many relationships develop their own unique patterns. In many cases these patterns have been part of the individual all along. Gilbert (1992) states “Usually what people do in a relationship crises is more of the same thing they have been doing, only more intensely and more anxiously” (pg.36). When individuals go through relationship
The film ‘Matilda’ directed by Danny DeVito is a 1966 fantasy comedy film about a small girl Matilda. Matilda is a very intelligent child who is neglected by her parents and believed to be ordinary. However, when Matilda begins school we are introduced to the malicious, rude and fierce Ms Trunchbull who is the principle of Cruncham Hall Elementary School. Some of the techniques used by DeVito to betray her as malicious are her unattractive appearance, evil personality and unflattering angles.
The author Thomas S. Spadley is Lynn’s father. He is the one that was with them all the time and saw all that his wife Louise wanted to try for their daughter to hear. I think that he has many qualifications as a father to write this book. A father perspective is needed throughout this book, so that the reader can see the intensity of what the family is going through. Also, the reader gets a chance to see from his perspective what he sees and how he handles it. Being a Math Professor, the reader can also see that he does not have the time and exactly right as he goes from one age to another. So as the reader I was surprised to see that later on in the book that James P. Spradely, Lynn’s uncle also got involved and helped write the book.
Though not blood relatives, Isabella has been raised as Matilda’s sister, and her relationship with the prince and princess is one of daughter to parents. Isabella has a more independent identity than Matilda does. There are suggestions that Isabella is slightly more sensual than Matilda, someone who admits her sexuality and attraction to men. Bianca, Matilda’s lady, says, “But there is my Lady Isabella would not be so reserved to me: she will let me talk to her of young men;...
What is the meaning of the word “relationship”? Most of us hear this word every day, in other words “a state of affairs existing between those having relations and dealings. There are four types of relationships: couple, family, and friend. Most of the relationships can be difficult, romantic relationship seem to be the most complicated types. Sometimes two lovers can care for each others, yet they cannot talk to each others. When a problem occurs between two people for a long time, it most likely will get to a fight and most of the time to end the relationship. While watching The Break-Up movie, showed a lot of elements of the interpersonal relationships. The movie talked about two couple stayed together for a long time. And they started to fight about minor stuff that leads to end the relationship.
Due to her father’s wealth and her high rank, Matilda was highly sought after as a bride. She was well educated and said to be very beautiful. Modern research shows that she never exceeded five feet in height. Matilda gained the attention of the powerful William, Duke of Normandy. He had fallen in love with her when he first saw her at the French court and was said to be so passionately captivated by her that he would do anything to obtain her. According to legend, when William's representative asked Matilda if she would marry the Duke of Normandy, she declined by saying that she was too high born to consider marrying a “bastard”. William was the son of Robert, Duke of Normandy and his mistress, Herleva. The legend also says that when William heard of her refusal, he rode from Normandy to Flanders, found Matilda on her way to church, dragged her off her horse by her long braids, beat her and left. After this she shockingly agreed to marry him.
To begin, Wendy seems to have a very motherlike attitude towards the Lost Boys, something that they so desperately need. For instance, the idea of a young pre-adolescent child being the mother of a family is strange to say the least, as this role is usually reserved for those of a reasonable age in most societies. However, the Lost Boys of Neverland never had a motherlike figure in the magical lands. Wendy takes this role over, a very strong and admirable move. While she acknowledges the fact that she is young and has no experience of being a mother, she realizes how important it is for the Lost Boys to have a mother, even if she is not their legitimate mother. Peter tells her that all they need is a nice motherly person, and she accepts this role. Along with the role of being a mother is the work that many mothers of the time would accomplish, such as washing the clothes and sewing. Wendy is not afraid to scold and punish the boys if they wer...
The film Matilda directed by Danny DeVito released in 1996 is a film about a bright, young girl who gets forgotten about by her parents and gets revenge on them and the principle of the school she is going to for her teacher. The antagonist of this film is Agatha Trunchbull. Ms Trunchbull is illustrated this way by the way she acts such as unpleasant, strict, mean and her bitter language towards the kids. Some of the techniques used to outline her evil and malicious character are appearance, personality and language, and camera angles and shot.
A relationship is an emotional connection to someone involving an interaction between two or more people. There are many types of relationships, some functional and others far from being workable. I will demonstrate this through my texts of; Little Fugue, and Morning Song both poems written by Sylvia Plath; the movie, Love Actually; and the book, Trickster’s Choice by Tamora Pierce.
Prominent among these characters was Matilda’s father, Mr. Wormwood, who was a reflection of one of Dahl’s old friends. In Matilda, Wormwood is described as a sly, dishonest man that sells cars. He rigs the cars just enough to work until “the buyer [gets] a good distance away”(Matilda 25) and Matilda, much like Dahl with his friend Ginger Henderson, notices this corruption. Page 23 of Matilda “‘I’m always glad to buy a car when some fool has been crashing the gears so badly they're all worn out and rattle like mad. I get it cheap. Then all I do is mix a lot of sawdust with the oil in the gear-box and it runs sweet as a nut’... ‘But that’s dishonest, daddy,’ Matilda said. ‘It’s cheating.’” The corruption of Mr. Wormwood goes to the extent of falsifying that the engine is working fine until the customer can no longer return. Mr. Wormwood's malfeasances are further highlighted on page 25 of
There are many different types of relationships. From your neighbor to your significant other, experiencing different relationships is a part of everyday life. Wether you posses good or bad communication skills will affect the interpersonal relationships within your life. The popular television series Modern Family is a good example of the different types of friendships, types of love, and relationship theories that encompass the everyday person.
Matilda is a brilliant girl neglected by her stupid, self-involved parents. Ignored at home, Matilda takes interest in reading and she develops telekinetic powers. Eventually, her insensitive parents send her to a school run by the cruel Miss Trunchbull. Matilda befriends her schoolteacher, Miss Honey. She soon realizes Matilda's talents, but is later amazed to see the full extent of Matilda's powers.