Inspirational book

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Presenter : Trần Hải Đăng-

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AUTHOR JEFF KINNEY

• He was born in 1971 in Maryland.

• Become a newspaper cartoonist

( beginning).

• 1998, came up with idea and took 8 years

• 2009, 100 most influential people in

the world

• Over 250 million copies globally in 2020

 SUMMARY OF THE MAIN CHARACTER
Greg Heffley

Selfish and prioritizes

12 years his own self-interest
old

Facing common Responsibility

troubles

Loyalty to his
friends and
family
PRESENT CONTENT

Interesting His
features of relationship
Greg Heffley with family
Characteristic traits of Greg Heffley

Laziness
Paranoid

Sensitive

Pretty bad personality combo

 Laziness

 Why do laundry when having bathing suit ?

 Why participate in swim team ?

 You can call it “conserving energy”

  Ask Greg ,the job just barely done

 Paranoid

• He’ll someday be rich and famous

• Fifteen years: in pool, at mansion,

counting money.

• Purpose of the diary

Day Dreaming
Sensitive

o Worried about his popularity

o Lack of confidence when talking to girls
His relationship with his family

Heffley Family dinner

 Greg’s Mom ( Susan Heffley )

 Encouraging read a book or

spend quality time together

 “Mom Bucks” for jobs barely

done

 How maternal love never falters

  Opposite with wife
Greg’s dad ( Frank Heffley )  Specific ideas about Greg to spend his
time
 Encourage Greg to be masculine.
Greg’ elder brother (Rodrick Heffley)

• Doesn’t want to have much to

do with parent

• Loves music and plays in a heavy

metal band
Greg’s Younger brother (Manny Heffley)

 The attention and indulgence that their mom and dad

 Manny can get away with anything
 SUMMARY

Greg's Family
personality influences
•Laziness •Passionate mother
•Strict father
•Paranoid •Elder brother who
causes troubles
•Sensitive •Smart younger brother
Lessons learned from the book

Interesting perspective from a 12-year-old boy

Common problems in family and society

Need to learn how to deal with problems

COMMENTS FROM READERS

o JS15 : “A Good book really good inspiration “

o Keerthananoru : “A hilarious book, and is

the start to an even better series.”

o SahaTosa : “ Best book I have ever read “

o The New York Times headlines : Behind the

‘Wimpy Kid’ Phenomenon

o The Guardian review : I give this a big 5/5

 REFERENCES

 8 Life lessons from diary of a wimpy kid by  Whitney Collins

 (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/8-life-lessons-from-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid/)
 Houghton, Eve. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Characters." LitCharts. LitCharts (
https://www.litcharts.com/lit/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid/characters)
 Jeff Kinney facts for kids (https://kids.kiddle.co/Jeff_Kinney)
 Customers’s feedback (
https://denton.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S127C1223659/comments)
 The Guardian review (
https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/apr/15/review-jeff-kinney-di
ary-wimpy-kid
)
 The New York Times : Behind the ‘Wimpy Kid’ Phenomenon
 (https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/health/13well.html)