Analysis Of Roald Dahl s Dahl - 1472 Words

I use to love reading Roald Dahl when I was a younger, I was surprised to find out that Roald Dahl even wrote short stories for adults. Skin was one of those books for the more mature readers. I would recommend this book for its writing style. â€Å"The model!† cried Drioli. â€Å"Come on, Josie!† He was in a bustle of enthusiasm - now arranging everything, like a child preparing for some exciting game. â€Å"Where will you have her? Where shall she stand? The way Roald Dahl writes allows you to feel the same enthusiasm that Drioli experiences. Drioli is making the foolish mistake of getting a tattoo while he is drunk. Roald Dahl has a way of making a simple scenario feel like much more. I enjoyed witnessing Drioli, who was ironically making the worse†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"The gallery owner was pushing through the crowd towards Drioli. â€Å"Monsieur,† he said, â€Å"I will buy it. I said I will buy it. Monsieur.† â€Å"How can you buy it? † Drioli asked softly. â€Å"I will give two hundred thousand francs for it.† â€Å"Don’t do it!† someone 135 murmured in the crowd. â€Å"It is worth twenty times as much.† I found it funny reading the debate and the hassle all the rich people were going through for Drioli’s priceless tattoo. Hence, I have come to conclude that money in today’s world has changed our behaviours and values; from the times when we valued helping and sharing with people who are more needy than us. Those who have been winning in this world been playing a sly, dishonest game; taking advantage of people like Drioli. Notwithstandingly, I believe that these people are not the only one’s to be blamed as Drioli tries selling himself for money; he too wanted a part in this never ending rats race. At first, I believed WW2 to be a devastating disaster that caused a number of humans to lose their lives, due to weaponry allowing man to kill each other. 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