The World According to Humphrey Review

What genre is “The World According to

Humphrey?”“The World According to Humphrey” is a fantasy. It is an imaginative story that has unrealistic events.A hamster could not devise a plan to eliminate TV.

From what point of view is this story told? Who is

telling the story?“The World According to Humphrey” is told in a first-person point of view. Humphrey, the hamster, is telling the story.

Humphrey finds that everyone in A.J.’s house talks extra loud. Why is

this?The TV is always on in A.J.’s house and his family must shout over the noise to hear one another.

What is Humphrey’s idea to eliminate all the

noise?Humphrey pulls the TV plug out of the socket.

How does the family react when the TV goes

silent?The family is upset at first, but then they start to tell stories and play games.

Why does Garth come over? Why is A.J. not happy

about this?Garth comes over to help A.J. with Humphrey because he cannot keep him at his own house. A.J. is not happy at first becausethe boys were not getting along.

What problem is solved by the boys cleaning

Humphrey’s cage together?The boys were mad at each

other, but when they cleaned the cage together, they became friends again.

Why does A.J.’s mom tell his dad to leave the TV

unplugged for a few days?

Mrs. Thomas liked that the kids were playing outside and doing things besides watching TV

What is the main theme in “The World According

to Humphrey?”The main theme in “The World According to Humphrey” is that families should spend more time with each other, and less time watching TV.

There is a second message in this passage. What do you think that

is?There is also a message in the story about friendship, and how friends work out their differences.