How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
“So what you soldiers has to do is to creep up to the giants while they still in the Land of Noddy and tie their arms and legs with mighty ropes and whunking chains.” “Brilliant,” the Queen said. (21.24-25)
When the Queen says your plan is brilliant, it’s a good sign. The BFG has come up with a way to capture the giants without a gory confrontation. Assuming, of course, they stay asleep.
Quote #8
“Then we’re jiggered!” cried the Army General. “This is ridiculous!” cried the Air Marshal. “You must not be giving up so easy,” the BFG said calmly. “The first titchy bobstickle you meet and you begin shouting you is biffsquiggled.” (21.43-45)
The BFG’s “titchy bobstickle” speech could also be called “advice for how to be clever.” First step: don’t give up so quick. The BFG, being smaller than all the other giants, is used to coming up with roundabout ways for keeping out of their way. The Heads of the Army and Navy, on the other hand, have big guns, which translates to not being as used to thinking of creative solutions.
Quote #9
The BFG, knowing what a coward the Fleshlumpeater was, saw his chance. “You is bitten by a snake!” he shouted. “I seed it biting you! It was a frightsome poisnowse viper! It was a dreadly dangerous vindscreen viper!” (21.119)
The BFG is able to outsmart the other giants by using what he already knows about them. For him, it’s all about mind games. Luckily, being bitten by a vindscreen viper is less of a problem than getting tied off and carted off to England by all the Queen’s men.