ANALYSIS OF THE CHILDREN’S CHARACTERS IN ROALD DAHL’S NOVEL: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

Authors

  • Tog'aymurodova Xurshida Shaydullayevna Termiz davlat universiteti Xorijiy Filologiya fakulteti talabalari
  • Yuldashova Gulruhsor Asror qizi Termiz davlat universiteti Xorijiy Filologiya fakulteti talabalari

Keywords:

moral development,morality, moral knowledge and moral values

Abstract

Children's literature or children's books particularly by Roald Dahl have been  adapted  into  many  films  and  have  received  overwhelming  response  from children all over the world. Unlike novels for the adults, children's books explore the conflicts and challenge the children's characters encounter in their everyday lives. In addition, the issue of morality and moral values are always associated with the children's books. Thus, this research aims to discuss morality by analysing the  children's  characters in  Charlie  and the  chocolate factory (1964)  by Roald Dahl. The main focus of this study is the children’s mature and immature morality that is potentially helpful to assist teachers and parents to be aware of the moral values highlighted in children’s books. Gibbs’ Revisionist Model is used in order to analyse  the  mature  and  immature  morality  of  the  children’s  characters.  This study adopts a textual analysis in order to reveal the children’s characters’ morality and the moral values arising from the texts. The findings intend to demonstrate that children's books, particularly this novel, is relevant to be used as a medium to promote moral values.

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Published

2023-03-27