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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Setting and Characters: The main character in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is Charlie Bucket. Charlie is sweet but his family is poor. Charlie is the hero of the novel. His Grandpa Joe is a very kind and good-natured man and goes to the chocolate factory with Charlie.
Willie Wonka is the mysterious owner of the Chocolate Factory. Four other children besides Charlie also win tickets to the chocolate factory. Mike Teavee pretends he is a cowboy. Veruca Salt is a spoiled brat whose father gets her everything she wants. Violet Beuregarde can't stop chewing gum. Augustus Gloop is a chubby kid who can't stop eating. At first the novel is set in Charlie's home and his town, which are dark and gloomy. Later the setting shifts to the colorful Chocolate Factory.
Summary: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl is a classic of children's literature. After keeping his chocolate factory closed for many years, Willie Wonka offers a contest. He will give a tour of the Willie Wonka Chocolate Factory to five people who find golden tickets in their Willie Wonka chocolate bars.
Charlie Bucket, a sweet but poor child, finds a dollar on the street. He buys a chocolate bar with it, and wins a golden ticket. The other winners include Mike Teavee, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, and Augustus Gloop. All the children bring along a family member to the Chocolate Factory tour. Charlie brings his grandfather.
Most of the story takes place mostly in the magical chocolate factory. The factory is run by the eccentric Willie Wonka. The chocolate factory is huge. It is run by the Oompa-Loompas. The Oompa Loompas are tiny creatures who sing songs and help Willie Wonka prepare his treats. Through the factory, Willie Wonka shows the children all his candy delights. The factory boasts everything from a river of chocolate to special bubble gum. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory shows how each of the children has a weakness. However, Charlie is just a nice boy who deserves the best. The other children are snobby, greedy, gluttonous, or selfish. Roald Dahl's book offers inspiration that kind, good natured people usually come out ahead.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory For many fans, there are few things that entertain and inspire as much as those films that include Johnny Depp. Each of his characters portray unique, and often bizarre qualities that never fail to make fans come back for more. In "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," Depp portrays Willy Wonka, the somewhat eccentric owner of a chocolate factor. While Willy Wonka is definitely one of
Clearly, a child's tendency to over-indulge is seen as something that must be curtailed. Finally, we have the Oompa Loompas - our Greek chorus. After each tragedy befalls one of the children or their parents (or both) the Oompas recite a poem. "Dear friends, we surely all agree / there's almost nothing worse to see / Than some repulsive little bum / Who's always chewing gum." These poems seem to
Child Psychology The movie Willa Wonka and the Chocolate factory and Child Psychology The Movie Willa Wonka and the Chocolate factory And Child Psychology The movie, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," is one that will always captivate imagination. The entire movie is central to Roald Dahl's book (Dahl and Schindelman, 1964). In addition, this movie is among the best of human imaginations. Although some people may perceive that the thoughts and situations depicted
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Many adult readers disagree with the portrayed unreality of Dahl's books because in life everything is not fair, and good does not always win. Even when the hero of the Witches is permanently turned into a mouse, the reader is assured by the main character that, "I honestly don't feel especially bad about it. I don't even feel angry. In fact, I feel rather good" This lack of remorse is
All of his efforts were recognized, however insufficiently, through the awarding of the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Prize in 1983. He had been once more nominated for the prize in 1978, but he would only receive it at his second nomination, five years later (Wands, 2010). Several of his works were adapted to television and the big screen. 4. Dahl's Matilda Matilda is one of the most representative works for Roald Dahl