FORMATIVE VALENCES OF BILLIONAIRE BOY BY DAVID WALLIAMS
FORMATIVE VALENCES OF BILLIONAIRE BOY BY DAVID WALLIAMS
Author(s): Larisa Ileana CasangiuSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: billionaire boy; formative valences; narrative technique
Summary/Abstract: ʻBillionaire Boyʼ is a famous children's fiction book written by David Walliams, published in 2010 in England and in 2013 in Romania, that can be considered a ŗcompulsory lectureŗ( a book that every student should read) for children from nowadays considering that it has a lot of formative valences and presenting in a realistic, concise and attractive way a sequence of Joe's life, a 12-year-old billionaire boy. The book talks about false friends, the changes suffered by the human individuals owning huge fortunes and one's attitude towards money but also talks about friendship, true values, childhood issues and general aspects of life.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 07
- Page Range: 079-083
- Page Count: 5
- Language: Romanian