Notable Moment: James and the Giant Peach

The dialogue between the characters after the peach rolled through the city and landed in water, was a moment that stuck out in my mind. This is the part in the book when I started to bond with the characters and see who they are. After being thrown around in the peach while it rolled and bounce down the hill and through the city the insects were all a little shaken up. In this time of fear and pain, their mannerisms are made pretty obvious. The grasshopper showed optimism and wisdom saying "Perhaps we are in the middle of nowhere in the middle of a beautiful day." The earthworm on the other hand, revealed his negative attitude of always presuming the worse. My favorite insect was the ladybug. Her mother like attitude brought everyone together and helped James become a silent leader.