Question

Explore in what ways the novel, James and the Giant Peach teaches you about the importance of hope in life. Give reasons for your answer and support your argument by highlighting two incidents from the text.

Answer 1

The first moment that we can see the importance of hope in life, is when we know that James' parents died and that he will live with his aunts in a very bad situation, because his aunts hate him and do not allow him to have fun or have friends. This is a very sad situation where there is no way out, it is at this moment that the hope of finding better days is more important, because in extremely difficult situations, only hope in life can alleviate our suffering.

A second moment that shows the importance of hope in life is when James manages to make friends with the most unusual beings possible, the insects, which through the hope of James being able to travel, have fun and get rid of his aunts, take him to incredible adventures.