Boy: Tales of Childhood Lesson Plan

What factors make the summer holidays that Dahl spends in Norway so magical? How do these experiences contrast to his life at home in Wales and England?

During his summer holidays in Norway, Dahl chronicles many beautiful and magical experiences that he and his family have together. Dahl's mother organizes these holidays to take them to Oslo to visit her family and then onto a remote island further out in Norway by boat. On this island, the children are able to spend their days frolicking on various smaller islands, exploring nature, and enjoying the sea, sunshine, and fresh food to their hearts' content. They seem to have no firm commitments or requirements of them...