4KookieKids Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 So I re-read Matilda with my kids for the first time since my kids were old enough for me to realize that they're pretty bright. and I now find the ending completely laughable. Her magic went away because her extraordinary brain was sufficiently challenged by doing 6th grade material? Really? It just made me laugh because it always seemed like a perfectly logical explanation to me... until I had my own kids and realized how briefly moving up like that would actually keep a mind like that occupied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Well, your kids presumably aren't being emotionally abused at home and school. I figure that's got to be part of it :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in SA Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I don't know... My kids seem to have magically disruptive powers when under-challenged. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4KookieKids Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 (edited) Well, your kids presumably aren't being emotionally abused at home and school. I figure that's got to be part of it :) Ha ha. Maybe THAT'S the real secret - she can only find those magical powers when under severe abuse, and so the fact that she moves up to the 6th grade has nothing to do with her powers going away; it must be that her happy ending with a happy home and a peaceful school makes it so she can no longer channel the magic! :) Edited July 19, 2017 by 4kookiekids 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importswim Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Ha ha. Maybe THAT'S the real secret - she can only find those magical powers when under severe abuse, and so the fact that she moves up to the 6th form has nothing to do with her powers going away; it must be that her happy ending with a happy home and a peaceful school makes it so she can no longer channel the magic! :) 6th form in England means a 12th grade (or higher work wise) equivalent, not 6th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4KookieKids Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 6th form in England means a 12th grade (or higher work wise) equivalent, not 6th grade. Hmmm, that would change things, but the school only goes through age 11, I think, so I probably just made a mistake in what I wrote. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I don't know... My kids seem to have magically disruptive powers when under-challenged. HA! Truer words... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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