The Life and Work of Roald DahlSometimes it is difficult to find the connections between the patterns of an artist's life and his work. But with Roald Dahl, the links are quite clear. It is known that there were many tragedies in Roald Dahl's life and he had to overcome them one way or another, whether he gave up and moved on, or he fight against them and win. All of Dahl's works reflect at least one aspect of his personal life, whether it be his childhood, his marriage, his children, his experiences, or himself. It is evident that after all the ordeals he survived, he managed to turn these experiences into creative stories for children. He wrote about small aspects of his life, magnified them and made them fun for children and even adults. A theme that emerges in almost all of Dahl's works is the use of violence and cruelty by authority figures towards the weak, and once again he seems to reverse the trend to make it more positive and fun, rather than negative and traumatic. 1. Many patterns appear in Dahl's life and works, including family tragedy, negativity towards authority figures, and finally, orphans and absent parental figures. Many tragedies occurred in Dahl's family while he was growing up, and while he was a parent as well. It all began when his sister Astri died of appendicitis in 1920. Roald's father, Harald Dahl, deteriorated rapidly and died of pneumonia a few months later. Pneumonia was treatable, but only if the patient was willing and would fight to stay healthy and alive. Harald refused to fight, so the illness took its toll and he died. Most people believe he died of a broken heart. Roald married actress Patricia Neal and had three daughters and one son: Olivia Twenty, Tessa Sophia, Theo Matthew Roald and Ophelia Magdalena. On July 30, 1960, Theo Matthew Roald's stroller was hit by a taxi in New York, causing him significant head injuries. On November 17, 1962, their eldest daughter Olivia Twenty died of measles encephalitis. On February 17, 1965, Patricia Neal suffered three serious strokes. On November 17, 1967, Roald's mother, Sofie, died. On November 17, 1983, Roald and Patricia Neal divorced and he married Felicity Crosland. Reading Going Solo, the sequel to his autobiography Boy, we learned of his own tragic moments in the Royal Air Force and the war, where he was shot down over Libya and suffered numerous serious injuries..