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* [[Actor Allusion]]: Pam Ferris plays an overweight, sadistic woman who acts incredibly cruel to an orphaned related-by-marriage child relative ( {{spoiler|her step-sister's daughter, Jenny Honey}}) and seems to believe that it's [[In the Blood]] when it comes to how rotten children are. Also, she is perfectly happy simply assuming how nasty children are without gaining any proof. And, really, compare these lines; |
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Pam Ferris plays an overweight, sadistic woman who acts incredibly cruel to an orphaned related-by-marriage child relative ( {{spoiler|her step-sister's daughter, Jenny Honey}}) and seems to believe that it's [[In the Blood]] when it comes to how rotten children are. Also, she is perfectly happy simply assuming how nasty children are without gaining any proof. And, really, compare these lines; |
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{{quote|'''Trunchbull''': The apple never rots far from the tree! |
{{quote|'''Trunchbull''': The apple never rots far from the tree! |
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'''[[Harry Potter |
'''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban|Harry Potter's Aunt Marge]]''': If there's something wrong with the bitch, there's something wrong with the pup! }} |
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** Ironic considering that she is ''quite'' a [[Jerkass|bitch]] herself in both roles. |
** Ironic considering that she is ''quite'' a [[Jerkass|bitch]] herself in both roles. |
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* [[Adults Are Useless]]: None of the teachers at Crunchem Hall challenge The Trunchbull because they are absolutely terrified of her. It is eventually discovered that Miss Honey's fears of her are particularly justified. The parents, however, don't have much of an excuse. Not a single student manages to convince their parents that The Chokey exists. It's sort of justified by Matilda's theory that the various punishments from The Trunchbull are so over-the-top that the parents simply don't believe it. |
* [[Adults Are Useless]]: None of the teachers at Crunchem Hall challenge The Trunchbull because they are absolutely terrified of her. It is eventually discovered that Miss Honey's fears of her are particularly justified. The parents, however, don't have much of an excuse. Not a single student manages to convince their parents that The Chokey exists. It's sort of justified by Matilda's theory that the various punishments from The Trunchbull are so over-the-top that the parents simply don't believe it. |
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