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    The document discusses context in Roald Dahl's book "The BFG". It explains that at the beginning of the book, the author provides some context by revealing that the character Sophie is an orphan who has insomnia. This context helps readers understand why Sophie is able to see the BFG walking by her orphanage late at night. Without this context, readers may have misunderstood the BFG's intentions when he takes Sophie away from the orphanage. The overall story is about Sophie teaming up with the friendly giant BFG to stop other man-eating giants and save the children of England.

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    The document discusses context in Roald Dahl's book "The BFG". It explains that at the beginning of the book, the author provides some context by revealing that the character Sophie is an orphan who has insomnia. This context helps readers understand why Sophie is able to see the BFG walking by her orphanage late at night. Without this context, readers may have misunderstood the BFG's intentions when he takes Sophie away from the orphanage. The overall story is about Sophie teaming up with the friendly giant BFG to stop other man-eating giants and save the children of England.

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    Context in The BFG

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    Kiera Chew
    The document discusses context in Roald Dahl's book "The BFG". It explains that at the beginning of the book, the author provides some context by revealing that the character Sophie is an orphan who has insomnia. This context helps readers understand why Sophie is able to see the BFG walking by her orphanage late at night. Without this context, readers may have misunderstood the BFG's intentions when he takes Sophie away from the orphanage. The overall story is about Sophie teaming up with the friendly giant BFG to stop other man-eating giants and save the children of England.

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    Context in “The BFG” Kiera Chew

    Context plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between writers and their audiences by improving
    readers' comprehension and avoiding errors in the writer's intention. Readers need context to
    understand why an event is happening in addition to just being aware that it is happening.

    The BFG by Roald Dahl is a tale about Sophie, an orphan, and The BFG, a friendly giant who collects
    and grants children's good dreams. Together, The BFG and Sophie, with assistance from the Queen
    of England, aid in the eradication of the child-eating giants from the world.

    At the beginning of the book, Roald Dahl gives a small amount of context on Sophie, revealing that
    she is an orphan with insomnia. She was unable to sleep when she caught a glimpse of the BFG
    walking past the orphanage she was staying in. The BFG took her to his home when he noticed that
    Sophie had been watching him. Without acknowledging that Sophie is an orphan, the reader
    could’ve thought that she was getting taken away from her family and the BFG was a cruel person.

    Later on in the text,

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