Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, written by Roald Dahl in 1994, introduce us to the main protagonist character of the book right from the start, Charlie Bucket. In short, Charlie comes from a poor family with a once in a lifetime opportunity to enter the much-coveted Wonka Chocolate factory that Willy Wonka shut off to the world for years, along with 4 other lucky children. The book depicts Charlie as a filial and obedient boy, unlike the other 4 children deemed as rotten. As a result, their lack of self-control ruined their chances of winning the ultimate prize, which was the ownership of the chocolate factory.
It was interesting to see how Roald Dahl brought the characters alive through their names, or rather through the irony of it. Gloop …show more content…
There is also a similar pattern with each of them and their parents. With each of the children, such as Augustus Gloop, the first kid was extremely greedy and hungry all the time, his parents had no qualms about him being fat or overeating, but instead they fed him whatever he wanted and liked. Veruca Salt also had an issue with greed, but in terms of money and tangible items, and similarly her parents gave her everything she requested for with no objections. Violet Beaureguarde's was prideful about her accomplishments and her parents also, pushed her to go for what she wanted to do and win more. Mike Teavee, being obsessed with watching television known to be lazy and sloth-like, and his parents let him watch as much TV as he wants. They all have one thing in common; their parents do not condone their bad behaviors but continue to indulge them in it.
The book draws you in throughout the chapters even with the use of old plot patterns similar to other books, such as the underdog winning, rags to riches, bad guys never win and with a perfect ending for Charlie and his family. The upfront message behind this story seems to be that well-behaved children get rewarded and disobedient ones get
It was interesting to see how Roald Dahl brought the characters alive through their names, or rather through the irony of it. Gloop …show more content…
There is also a similar pattern with each of them and their parents. With each of the children, such as Augustus Gloop, the first kid was extremely greedy and hungry all the time, his parents had no qualms about him being fat or overeating, but instead they fed him whatever he wanted and liked. Veruca Salt also had an issue with greed, but in terms of money and tangible items, and similarly her parents gave her everything she requested for with no objections. Violet Beaureguarde's was prideful about her accomplishments and her parents also, pushed her to go for what she wanted to do and win more. Mike Teavee, being obsessed with watching television known to be lazy and sloth-like, and his parents let him watch as much TV as he wants. They all have one thing in common; their parents do not condone their bad behaviors but continue to indulge them in it.
The book draws you in throughout the chapters even with the use of old plot patterns similar to other books, such as the underdog winning, rags to riches, bad guys never win and with a perfect ending for Charlie and his family. The upfront message behind this story seems to be that well-behaved children get rewarded and disobedient ones get