How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
“One of the biggest chatbags is the cattlepiddlers,” the BFG said.
“What do they say?”
“They is argying all the time about who is going to be the prettiest butteryfly. That is all they is ever talking about.” (7.116-118)
This is everything. Caterpillars having reality TV-style catfights—er, caterpillarfights? MTV is on its way with a miniature camera crew.
Quote #5
“You mean you don’t even know how old you are?” “No giant is knowing that,” the BFG said. “All I is knowing about myself is that I is very old, very very old and crumply. Perhaps as old as the earth.” “What happens when a giant dies?” Sophie asked. “Giants is never dying,” the BFG answered. “Sometimes and quite suddenly, a giant is disappearing and nobody is ever knowing where he goes to. But mostly us giants is simply going on and on like whiffsy time-twiddlers.” (8.29-32)
The fact that giants disappear instead of die amps up the mystery element of the story’s magic. The BFG doesn’t know where he came from, or where he’s going. It’s hard to get much kookier than that. Especially when you throw in whiffsy time-twiddlers.
Quote #6
“It’s wiggling all over the place!” Sophie cried. “It’s fighting to get out! It’ll bash itself to bits!” “The nastier the dream, the angrier it is getting when it is in prison,” the BFG said. “It is the same with wild animals. If an animal is very fierce and you is putting it in a cage, it will make a tremendous rumpledumpus. If it is a nice animal like a cockatootloo or a fogglefrump, it will sit quietly.” (12.36)
Here’s another section where the dreams are described as alive, almost like animals. Bet you didn’t know nightmares fight each other before they start causing trouble in your mind. Still, that’s nothing compared to the idea of a fogglefrump. Maybe a mix between a frog and Donald Trump?