Exploring Boy: Tales of Childhood
Exploring Boy: Tales of Childhood
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Exploring Boy: Tales of Childhood
What do you already know about autobiographies?
Learning Objective
At the end of the lesson you will be able to explain the features of autobiographical writing, understand Roald Dahl’s use of humour, and describe interwar British culture.
Autobiographical Writing
It is a life story written by the person it is about. Authors may use anecdotes—short, amusing stories—when telling their life stories.
Features
- Written in first person - Often nostalgic - Uses retrospective narration - May use artistic licence
What is an Autobiography?
Debate Topic
Autobiographies are always a true reflection of a person's life.
Autobiographies are always a true reflection of a person's life.
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Key Writing Terms:
Anecdote Retrospective Epistolary Nostalgia Artistic licence
AArtistic licenceArtistic licence
Key Writing Terms
• Anecdote: Short, amusing real story • Retrospective: Looking back from the present • Epistolary: Writing as letters • Nostalgia: Fond memories • Artistic licence: Changing some facts for effect
Roald Dahl’s Unique Style
Roald Dahl uses wit and humour to make his stories funny and memorable.
He sometimes exaggerates events, adding to the comic effect.
Types of Humour
British Humour
Other Types
- Sarcasm: Saying the opposite to mock - Deadpan: Serious tone in funny situations - Parody and Satire: Mocking people or ideas
Witty, clever, and often self-deprecating. Involves wordplay and irony.
Interwar British Culture
Britain was changing between the two wars. People valued reading, sports, and their ‘Englishness’. School, manners, and clothing were very important.
Life and Health in the 1920s
Medicine was less advanced. People often lived with pain or illness. Antibiotics were not common, so infections were a big risk.
Which feature or type of humour from Dahl’s writing do you find most interesting, and why?
Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.
Write down 2 things you want to know more about.
