James and the Giant Peach

Compare and contrast two characters from "James and the Giant Peach".

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Aunt Sponge is one of James' nasty aunts that he is sent to live with after his parents are killed by the angry rhinoceros in London. Aunt Sponge is very short and fat, with small eyes, a sunken mouth, and a flabby face that look, to James, as though it has been boiled. She treats James very poorly, always shouting at him and beating him. She is eventually killed with James' giant peach rolls over her in its haste toward the sea.

Aunt Spiker is one of James' nasty aunts that he is sent to live with after his parents are killed by the angry rhinoceros in London. She is very tall and thin, with a screeching voice, thin wet lips, and steel-rimmed glasses that she clips to the end of her bony nose. When Aunt Spiker speaks, little white flecks of spit fly from her mouth. She treats James very poorly, always shouting at him and beating him. She is eventually killed with James' giant peach rolls over her in its haste toward the sea.

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James and the Giant Peach, BookRags