Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject Literature - Modern Literature, grade: 1.0, University of Osnabruck (Institut fur Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: The Life, Language and Literature of Roald Dahl, language: English, abstract: This term paper deals with cruelty and their representation in two of Dahl's children's books: "Revolting Rhymes" (1982) and "The Witches" (1983). After focusing on general aspects of cruelty in children's books, the author applies the gained knowledge to the works by analysing them.