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* [[Gentleman and a Scholar|Lady and a Scholar]]: Matilda is a genuinely sweet-natured kid, and never thinks of herself as superior for her brains. If she's asked anything intellectual, she will respond in a polite fashion. She really only dislikes people who are annoying or rude to her. The book carefully emphasizes this.
* [[Large Ham]]: The Trunchbull, even in the book.
* [[Mary Sue]]: While it's probably grandfathered in due to both its age and Dahl's [[Signature Style]], ''Matilda'' could probably be used as the [[Trope Codifier]] for Mary Sue fiction. The main character is a perfect, kind, sweet child who develops superpowers, while everyone who opposes her is a cartoonishly evil villain who's mean for the sake of being mean, but in the end all the bad characters are punished and the main character is given everything she ever wanted.
* [[Maximum Fun Chamber]]: The Chokey, which turns out to be a Medieval iron maiden.
* [[Mind Over Matter]]: Matilda's telekinetic powers.
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