Miss Trunchbull One of the ways that Roald Dahl creates the character Miss Trunchbull is by her clothes

Another way that Roald Dahl creates the character Miss Trunchbull is by the way he describes her character and the way that people react to her. Roald Dahl’s words show that no-one likes Miss Trunchbull. Also Roald Dahl compares Miss Trunchbull to other headmistresses and this shows you that she is very different. Miss Trunchbull is also described as hating children.

We can also find out some more information on Miss Trunchbull by the way Roald Dahl describes her body. Roald Dahl describes Miss Trunchbull as having a “bull-neck” this makes her sound like she is big, bold, fierce and might even charge at the children. These are the type of thing a bull would do.

The final way that Miss Trunchbull is described is by her voice. Roald Dahl describes her voice as “deep and dangerous.” This also reminds you of a bull. You also associate deep voices with men this makes you think Miss Trunchbull is very masculine.