Character Relationship Map: The BFG

Characters

• The BFG (played by David Jason) — protagonist

  A giant who blows pleasant dreams into children's bedrooms instead of eating humans. He subsists on snozzcumbers, befriends Sophie, captures a nightmare to expose the evil giants to the Queen, and ult...

• Sophie (played by Amanda Root) — protagonist

  An orphaned girl who witnesses the BFG and is taken to Giant Country. She befriends him, helps him capture a nightmare to expose the evil giants, proves their existence to the Queen by waiting on her...

• Bloodbottler / Fleshlumpeater / Sergeant (played by Don Henderson) — supporting

  A grotesque man-eating giant who nearly eats Sophie in the BFG's cave. He also portrays the Fleshlumpeater, the ruthless leader of the evil giants who attacks the BFG and Sophie before being subdued a...

• Mrs. Clonkers (played by Myfanwy Talog) — supporting

  The cruel and abusive owner of Sophie's orphanage. After the giants are captured, she is reassigned by the Queen to serve as the giants' keeper, tasked with feeding them snozzcumbers for the remainder...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Mrs. Clonkers → Bloodbottler / Fleshlumpeater / Sergeant (Professional Assigned Keeper) — Her punishment creates a forced custodial relationship with the captured giants.

  After the giants are imprisoned, Mrs. Clonkers is made their keeper and must feed them snozzcumbers for the rest of her life.

• Mrs. Clonkers → Sophie (Power Abusive Guardian) — Mrs. Clonkers controls Sophie's harsh orphanage environment.

  Sophie is an orphan living in Mrs. Clonkers's orphanage, which is described as abusive and controlled by the cantankerous woman.

• The BFG → Sophie (Family Adoptive Father) — Their friendship develops into a parent-child relationship.

  At the ending, Sophie returns to Giant Country with the BFG and becomes his adoptive daughter.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Sophie → Bloodbottler / Fleshlumpeater / Sergeant (Conflict Endangered Victim) — The evil giants repeatedly threaten Sophie's life.

  Bloodbottler comes dangerously close to eating Sophie, while Fleshlumpeater later goes after her during the final confrontation.

• The BFG → Bloodbottler / Fleshlumpeater / Sergeant (Conflict Enemy) — The BFG stands against the violent giant faction.

  The BFG opposes the man-eating giants, and the Fleshlumpeater later attacks him after learning of his betrayal.

Story Analysis

An orphan and a gentle giant form a family and oppose the man-eating giants through courage, dreams, and cooperation.

Plot Progression

1. The Window and the Giant — Sophie witnesses the BFG at night and is carried from the orphanage to Giant Country. The BFG explains his peaceful nature and his fear of being discovered.
2. Dreams Among Giants — Sophie becomes close to the BFG while learning about dreams, snozzcumbers, and Giant Country. Encounters with Bloodbottler and Fleshlumpeater reveal the danger surrounding them.
3. The Human Cost — The BFG mistakenly captures a terrible nightmare, then Sophie witnesses Fleshlumpeater devouring a child. Their fear and grief lead them to decide that the evil giants must be stopped.
4. A Nightmare for the Palace — Sophie and the BFG use a carefully constructed nightmare to expose the giants. Sophie confirms the dream's prediction, persuading the Queen to accept their warning.
5. The Giants' Reckoning — The military captures the evil giants, but Fleshlumpeater escapes and attacks the BFG and Sophie. The nightmare finally subdues him, allowing a safer new life to begin.