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* [[Aristocrats Are Evil]]: Averted; the aristocrats who come to Mr. Hazell's shooting parties are treated fairly respectfully by the narrative, disliking their host as a person but acknowledging that his parties are pretty good. Hazell looks silly for trying to be one of them, when he's clearly not. Roald Dahl likes the aristocracy, but doesn't seem to be too big on the bourgeoisies.

* [[Based on a True Story]]: Danny's caning by Captain Lancaster is closely based on Dahl's own experiences, as anyone who's read his autobiography ''Boy'' will immediately recognise.

** It's interesting to see the illustration in the first edition, which shows the BFG as a much darker and more intimidating figure - though still ultimately a force for good - and contrast it with the now prevailing picture of the BFG derived from Quentin Blake and the [[Animated Adaptation]].

* [[Everything's Better With Chickens]]: Danny's grandfather was a master poacher, who often used his chickens to experiment new techniques, the idea being that if it'll work on a chicken, it'll work on a pheasant. Illustrator Quentin Blake has lots of fun drawing these experiments.

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