When my children were little, their mum and I used to read them Roald Dahl.

He later drew on this cruelty to write extremely popular children’s books such as “Matilda.” In this book, Matilda Wormwood’s headmistress at Crunchem School wields an iron cane and puts students inside a small, nail-studded cupboard as punishment for minor misbehaviors.
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Mario López-Goicoechea
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When my children were little, their mum and I used to read them Roald Dahl. At some point it dawned on us that Dahl's characters had a not-very-easy-to-spot in-built cruelty.
Nice article. Thanks.
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Written by Mario López-Goicoechea
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London-based, Cuban writer. Author of “Cuban, Immigrant, and Londoner” https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6886/9781528994293 https://acubaninlondon.medium.com/membership
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