In Roald Dahl’s Matilda, Matilda’s brother is named Michael.
Michael Wormwood is Matilda’s older brother and the son of Harry and Zinnia Wormwood. Unlike Matilda, he is portrayed as an ordinary child who receives much more approval from their parents. The family’s treatment of the two children highlights the book’s contrast between intelligence and shallow adult values.
Matilda is exceptionally gifted and loves reading, while her father values television, money, and dishonest car dealing. Her brother’s limited role helps emphasize how isolated Matilda feels within her household.
Readers sometimes confuse Michael with other children at Crunchem Hall Primary School. Bruce Bogtrotter is the pupil forced to eat a large cake, Lavender is Matilda’s friend, and Nigel is another classmate. None of those names is Matilda’s brother.