Dahl has even told the public that the grandmother character is based on his own mother, and this sheds light on why she is such a vivid character and stands apart from all of the other women in the book, who are described as either evil or foolish.
This fact immediately creates a parallel between Roald Dahl and the boy in The Witches, who is born and raised in England but whose grandmother, his main caretaker in the book, is from and is fiercely allegiant to Norway. Roald Dahl was born and raised in Wales, but his parents were from Norway. How may Roald Dahl's life have influenced the writing of The Witches? As his books are written for children, it is understandable why Dahl creates villains not only for characters in the text but also for readers. The witches are portrayed as creatures that make it their sole purpose to destroy children, a trait that is shared by nearly all of Dahl's villains.
What is one major characteristic of Dahl's villains? While the heroes are successful in defeating one evil, the existence of further conflict reminds us of the dangers that continues to threaten society. By making the ending bittersweet, Dahl suggests that evil is a powerful force. The grandmother reminds the readers that many witches still exist in the world, and comments on the reduced life expectancy of the boy due to his physical transformation into a mouse.
While the story ends with the destruction of all the English witches, and the boy and his grandmother living together happily, there is also a melancholy element. What is the effect of the bittersweet tone of the story's finale?
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