For the month of April, I have read Matilda, one of the most famous works of Roald Dahl which apparently is my favourite children's books author. Matilda is a precocious young girl yet her dimwitted parents are oblivious to her prodigious skills and view her as a foolish idiotic girl.
The lessons that I have learnt from this novel is Matilda is a gifted child. The signs could be seen as early as 18 months when she can speak fluently. She could read newspapers at age 3 and even solve double-digit multiplication in her head at age 5.
Next, a gifted child like Matilda often has a strong sense of ethics and morality. For an example, Matilda's father frequently talks about cheating his customers while Matilda speaks up against his actions. She plays tricks to her parents when they are mean to her in an attempt to achieve balance in an unjust sitiation. She also gets extremely upset when she was accused of things she did not do.
Futhermore, as Matilda is a gifted child, she is mature and wise beyond her years. When Miss Honey invited Matilda over for tea, she behaved well in awareness of the situation to not embarass her companion. Miss Honey even tells Matilda, "Although you look like a child, you really are not a child at all because your mind and your powers of reasoning are fully grown-up."
Lastly, gifted children have deep intense focus when absorbed in a certain topic. Before Matilda is old enough for school, she is absorbed into reading books the entire day. When she starts school and Miss Honey differentiate her work with others by giving her a geometry book to read and study, Matilda is absolutely absorbed in the book. She never glanced up once during the entire class.
"So Matilda's young mind continued to grow, nurtured by voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These books gave Matilda a warm message ; You are not alone."
- Roald Dahl
Hani Nadhirah
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