Nothing to do with Doctor Who, but something I observed this morning while following a discussion about the merits of Roald Dahl…
Carrie (Stephen King, 1974)
- Quiet, intelligent, bookish child protagonist (female)
- Abusive parental relationship
- Taken under wing by sympathetic female teacher
- Develops telekinesis
- Uses new-found ability to exact revenge on her abusers
- Subsequently filmed, and then adapted into a stage musical by the RSC
Matilda (Roald Dahl, 1988)
- Quiet, intelligent, bookish child protagonist (female)
- Abusive parental relationship
- Taken under wing by sympathetic female teacher
- Develops telekinesis
- Uses new-found ability to exact revenge on her abusers
- Subsequently filmed, and then adapted into a stage musical by the RSC
Um….
Brian of Morbius 