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As Matilda navigates through an environment filled with fear and cruelty, her friendship with Miss Honey grows. Miss Honey shares her own painful backstory, revealing her tragic childhood under the care of a cruel aunt. Matilda discovers the unsettling connection between her own story and Miss Honey's—the escapologist and the acrobat of her narratives are depicted as Miss Honey’s parents, creating an emotional bond between them.