The World According to
Humphrey Review
What genre is “The World
According to Humphrey?”
“The World According to
Humphrey” is a fantasy. It is an
imaginative story that has
unrealistic events.
A hamster could not
devise a plan to
eliminate TV.
From what point of view is
this story told? Who is
telling the story?
“The World According to
Humphrey” is told in a firstperson point of view.
Humphrey, the hamster,
is telling the story.
Humphrey finds that everyone
in A.J.’s house talks extra
loud. Why is this?
The TV is always on in A.J.’s
house and his family must
shout over the noise to hear
one another.
What is Humphrey’s idea to
eliminate all the noise?
Humphrey pulls the TV plug
out of the socket.
How does the family react
when the TV goes silent?
The family is upset at first,
but then they start to tell
stories and play games.
Why does Garth come over?
Why is A.J. not happy about
this?
Garth comes over to help A.J.
with Humphrey because he cannot
keep him at his own house. A.J. is
not happy at first because
the boys were not
getting along.
What problem is solved by
the boys cleaning Humphrey’s
cage together?
The boys were mad at each
other, but when they cleaned
the cage together,
they became friends
again.
Why does A.J.’s mom tell
his dad to leave the TV
unplugged for a few days?
Mrs. Thomas liked that the kids
were playing outside and doing
things besides
watching TV
What is the main theme in
“The World According to
Humphrey?”
The main theme in “The World
According to Humphrey” is that
families should spend
more time with each
other, and less time
watching TV.
There is a second message in
this passage. What do you
think that is?
There is also a message in the
story about friendship, and how
friends work out their
differences.