“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”

By Roald Dahl

This Book is about a very poor boy called Charlie Bucket. He lives in a small broken down, two roomed wooden house with his family. His family consists of his four old grandparents that have not been out of bed in the last 20 years! His parents also live in the house. And finally there is little Charlie. Charlie is the luckiest little boy in whole world, he just doesn’t know it yet.

It all started when the newspapers announced that Willy Wonka, the greatest chocolatier in the world, has hidden five golden tickets in five ordinary Wonka bars. They could be in any corner of the earth and under any chocolate rapper. These golden tickets let five children have a day in the factory, and the tour would be led by Willy Wonka himself. It sounded so extraordinary since no one is ever seen going in or out of the factory except for the chocolate. But little Charlie Bucket didn’t stand a chance, he only got one Wonka bar a year on his birthday. It was clear that anyone that had a shot of getting a golden ticket were the children that were eating chocolate everyday, but that theory was proven wrong. One day on his way back from school, little Charlie found 50 cents. Before he goes and tells anyone he goes and buys himself a chocolate bar. The first chocolate was so delicious he buys another one, but this time something extraordinary happens, as he goes to peal off the rapper, something inside catches his eye. It was a golden ticket! The next day Charlie goes of to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory and has his biggest adventure yet.

In this story the two main characters are Charlie and Willy Wonka. Even though those are the main characters, there are also the four other kids that go into the factory with Charlie, their names are: augustus Gloop (a big fat greedy boy), Veruca Salt (spoilt little brat), Violet Beauregarde (the girl who chews herself into a blueberry) and Mike Teavee ( the only thing he ever does is watch television). Although there are many main characters my favourite character is Augustus Gloop. I like Augustus the best because he was the most comical and his personality was the funniest as well.

This story shows how good things come to good people. Little Charlie Bucket was the kindest and most caring out of all the kids. This is a good message because in it shows how unselfish Charlie is and that he would do anything for his family. An example of this is when his father looses his job and the family goes on the brink of starvation but refuses to take any of his other family member’s food no matter how much they offer, even though he is the one who needs it most since he was a growing boy.

This is a lovely and entertaining story that I would highly recommend to a person of any age. I would rate this book a 4 out of 5 because I personally like a bit more action.

By Nia McKay 8N