Their names were Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, and I am sorry to say that they were both really horrible people. They were selfish and lazy and cruel, and right from the beginning they started beating poor James for almost no reason at all. They never called him by his real name, but always referred to him as “you disgusting little beast” or “you filthy nuisance” or “you miserable creature,” and they certainly never gave him any toys to play with or any picture books to look at. His room was as bare as a prison cell.
Ya know, the more I think about it, Harry Potter is just a huge rip off of James in the Giant Peach in general. Young boy is orphaned - young boy goes to live with abusive aunt(s and/or uncle) - young boy is forced to be household servant and given clothes that dont fit - young boy meets mysterious stranger who changes his life forever - young boy moves into new home(/castle/peach) - young meets with zany cast of characters who provide the family he never had - together (but mostly the boy) they combat injustice and create a better world in which to live.
