Dahl and Farmer come from very different worlds. Farmer’s parents are working-class people, while Dahl’s are world-famous (who hasn’t read
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?), and yet the two seem to bond immediately. Farmer doesn’t scorn Dahl’s wealth and fame or hold it against her—instead he finds her sincere, thoughtful, intelligent, and kind. It’s also telling that she has given up what could surely be an easy and celebrity-filled life in order to help the sick and the voiceless.