Matilda enters school knowing how to read and perform complex mental math. Though she feels powerless at home, Matilda uses her cleverness to get back at her parents for the way they treat her, such as by hiding a parrot in the chimney to frighten them into thinking there’s a ghost. Wormwood’s used car business is unethical. Reading helps Matilda develop a moral compass and see that Mr. Phelps, guides Matilda through reading classic novels. Without support at home, Matilda begins visiting the library, where the librarian, Mrs. Wormwood, aren’t proud of her-rather, they can’t wait to get rid of her. The protagonist of the novel, Matilda is an exceptionally smart little girl: she could speak like an adult by 18 months and was reading Charles Dickens by age four.
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