The BFG Chapter Seventeen: Journey to London Summary

  • Sophie is so cozy in the BFG’s ear that she falls asleep. Apparently earwax makes a good pillow.
  • When she wakes up, the BFG points out the other giants returning home in the distance. Their stomachs are bulging. Hopefully you didn’t know anyone they caught.
  • When they reach London, Sophie worries that people will see the BFG, but he manages to slip through the shadows so quickly that no one notices him. That’s one sneaky giant.
  • The BFG winds up in a green space and gets confused, but Sophie tells him it’s Hyde Park. She points out the roundabout and has the BFG jump over it. If you’re English, or have spent a bunch of time in England, this is basically second nature to you.
  • The BFG easily leaps over the back garden wall, and they are in the Queen’s garden.