History Literature / TheTwits

* OnlySaneMan: PlayedForLaughs in the chapter "Four Sticky Little Boys." When said little boys are superglued to the Twits' tree by the seats of their pants and Mr. Twit decides to [[IAmAHumanitarian bake them in a pie in place of the birds they scared off]], the fourth of them is the only one smart enough to think, "[[OnlySaneMan Wait a minute, if we're only stuck by the seats of our pants, why don't we just slip out of them and get the heck out of here?]]".

* WouldHurtAChild: Mr. Twit [[IAmAHumanitarian tries to bake some young boys into a pie]] when he finds them stuck in his tree.

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* IAmAHumanitarian: Mr. Twit has no qualms with the idea of making [[WouldHurtAChild several boys into a pie.]]

* BeardOfEvil: The book starts with an in-depth description of how foul Mr. Twit's beard is, and then goes on to explain that the man himself is just as despicable as his facial hair.

* ManlyFacialHair: Mr. Twit ''thinks'' his beard makes him look wise and manly. In reality, it's filthy and long because he never maintains it, and it's prone to getting bits of food in it.

* ObviouslyEvil: Mr. and Mrs. Twit are as foul on the inside as they are on the outside.

--> -- '''The Narrator'''

--> ''He was like a demon hopping around the room telling everyone what do.''

--> '''Roly-Poly Bird:''' (to Muggle-Wump) How would you like it if it was monkey pie they made every Wednesday, and you and your friends were boiled up, and I went on talking about it?

* AntagonistTitle: The titular Twits are both [[{{Jerkass}} horrible individuals]] and are not the good guys of this story.

* OnlySaneMan: PlayedForLaughs in the chapter "Four Sticky Little Boys." When said little boys are are superglued to the Twits' tree by the seats of their pants and Mr. Twit decides to [[IAmAHumanitarian bake them in a pie in place of the birds they scared off]], the fourth of them is the only one smart enough to think, "[[OnlySaneMan Wait a minute, if we're only stuck by the seats of our pants, why don't we just slip out of them and get the heck out of here?]]".

* ThePigPen: The Twits are unhygienic, but Mr. Twit is moreso than his wife. He never washes, cleans or shaves off his beard, eats scraps of food that got stuck in his bushy beard while he ate, and wipes his mouth with his sleeve instead of using a cloth.

* TheAlcoholic: In two separate scenes, Mr. Twit drinks mugs of beer. In the first instance, it's first thing in the morning.

* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: At the end, when the Twits disappear, all of the neighbors celebrate.

* UglyCute: Invoked to demonstrate the premise that one's disposition affects one's appearance -- Exhibit A is a {{Gonk}} with "a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth"... and a plainly visible sunny disposition that makes it all look endearing.

* TrappedTheWrongTarget: One chapter deals with a group of young boys getting stuck in the tree the night Mr. Twit put hugtight glue on the branches to capture birds for the bird pie. Their presence scares away the birds.

* DomesticAbuser: PlayedForLaughs. The Twits are equally horrid to each other as the people and animals around them. A large amount of the book is an EscalatingWar of nasty pranks between the two, culminating in Mrs Twit beating the living daylights out of Mr Twit after trying to send her flying to her death.

One of Creator/RoaldDahl's many morbidly comic children's books, ''The Twits'' is a novella about Mr. and Mrs. Twit, an inexplicably awful married couple who despise one another, smell, and are generally horrible people who [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals are cruel to animals]].

One of Creator/RoaldDahl's many morbidly comic children's books, ''The Twits'' is a novella about Mr. and Mrs. Twit, an inexplicably married couple who despise one another, smell, and are generally horrible people who [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals are cruel to animals]].

* DrillSergeantNasty: Muggle-Wump, when he is masterminding the operation of turning the Twits upside down, ordering everybody about, reminding the group that at any moment, the Twits would come rushing in with their guns.

* KeyUnderTheDoormat: Mrs Twit hides the key there, which is how the monkeys get into the house.

* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: When Mr Twit twice fails to catch birds for bird pie by smearing sticky glue on the Big Dead Tree, he and Mrs Twit go out to buy guns. Not just any old guns, but those big shotguns which spray out fifty bullets or more with each bang.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Muggle-Wump and family are undoubtedly the heroes of this tale.

* BadassBeard: Mr. Twit ''thinks'' his beard makes him look wise and manly. In reality, it's filthy and long because he never maintains it, and it's prone to getting bits of food in it.