Roald Dahl's Poison Characters

Have you ever been dreaming that you were falling off of something and woke up then the dream was not real? Well in Poison by Roald Dahl the situation was sort of like that. The story was set in India(while it was a British Colony, before it gained its independence in 1947). In this story there are three main characters Timber Woods, Harry Pope, and Doctor Ganderbai. There was a krait under the bed sheet because of Harry's actions, Harry's emotions, and because of Timber's confidence. There was a krait under the bed sheet because of Harry's actions. Harry was lying under his blanket and his sheet reading. When he said “I felt something on my chest, behind the book. Sort of tickling. Then out of the corner of my eye I saw this little krait sliding over my pajamas. Small, about ten inches”(338). Harry's actions made him realize that the krait was there under the sheet. “The sheet was rumpled in several places” although “it was impossible to tell if …show more content…
Timber’s confidence showed there was a krait under the bed sheet because Timber listened to everything Harry told him. Timber’s confidence with Harry showed that the krait was there. Throughout most of the story it seems like Timber believes Harry. Timber soon called the doctor. Doctor Ganderbai had Timber go to his house and get an anesthetic. Doctor Ganderbai soon used the anesthetic and the went to remove the sheet. “It's not there” although “you don't think you might have possibly have been dreaming, do you Mr. Pope” (345). “There was not much doubt about the truth of Harry's story;”, also Timber was not hesitant to call the doctor(339). Timber’s confidence with Harry really goes to show that he believed his friend even with barely any evidence. From Harry's actions, his emotions, and Timber's confidence I believe the krait was there. All of these events go to show the krait was there. Even with some doubts throughout the