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The Amazing Worlds of Roald Dahl

                                                                                                                                     

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Charlie bucketCharlie bucketCharlie BucketCharlie Bucket lives in England with lives in England with

his parents and four grandparents his parents and four grandparents in the town that is home to Willy in the town that is home to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. He is Wonka's chocolate factory. He is the fifth to find one of Willy the fifth to find one of Willy Wonka's golden tickets and the Wonka's golden tickets and the last one left on the tour after the last one left on the tour after the other four children are expelled.other four children are expelled.

In the original novel, Charlie is In the original novel, Charlie is particularly quiet throughout the particularly quiet throughout the novel, only usually speaking to his novel, only usually speaking to his Grandpa Joe, his parents, or to Grandpa Joe, his parents, or to Wonka, and is very concerned Wonka, and is very concerned about the other children, both about the other children, both before and after they are removed before and after they are removed by the Oompa-Loompas (small by the Oompa-Loompas (small men that work with Wonka) from men that work with Wonka) from the factory. He is wise in a small the factory. He is wise in a small way, albeit excitable and good-way, albeit excitable and good-humoured. He shows great humoured. He shows great strength of character; when the strength of character; when the family begins to starve because family begins to starve because Mr. Bucket becomes redundant, Mr. Bucket becomes redundant, Charlie refuses to take the Charlie refuses to take the portions his family are willing to go portions his family are willing to go without with in order to feed him. without with in order to feed him.

Willy WonkaWilly Wonka Willy Wonka is the son of dentist Dr. Wilbur Willy Wonka is the son of dentist Dr. Wilbur Wonka. Wonka had a traumatic Wonka. Wonka had a traumatic childhood, as his father locked him into childhood, as his father locked him into dreadful orthodontics that bore more dreadful orthodontics that bore more resemblance to a medieval torture resemblance to a medieval torture device, and every Halloween, he would device, and every Halloween, he would burn his son's candy in the fireplace. burn his son's candy in the fireplace. Eventually, Willy tastes chocolate after Eventually, Willy tastes chocolate after sneaking a piece from the fire, and starts sneaking a piece from the fire, and starts getting ideas for other candies. When he getting ideas for other candies. When he becomes an adult, Wonka opens his own becomes an adult, Wonka opens his own candy store, with Grandpa Joe being one candy store, with Grandpa Joe being one of Wonka's first employees. Then of Wonka's first employees. Then Wonka's rival Mr. Slugworth steals Wonka's rival Mr. Slugworth steals Wonka's recipes and Wonka became Wonka's recipes and Wonka became very concerned about what Slugworth did very concerned about what Slugworth did to Wonka and he closed his factory to Wonka and he closed his factory forever. Wonka initially refuses to allow forever. Wonka initially refuses to allow Charlie to bring his family to his factory. Charlie to bring his family to his factory. An eventual reconciliation between An eventual reconciliation between Wonka and his father causes Wonka to Wonka and his father causes Wonka to change his mind and allow Charlie's change his mind and allow Charlie's family to move in with him as well. At this family to move in with him as well. At this point, it is revealed that Dr. Wonka, point, it is revealed that Dr. Wonka, despite his dislike of candy, came to despite his dislike of candy, came to greatly admire Willy while he was away, greatly admire Willy while he was away, and made a habit of collecting and and made a habit of collecting and framing newspaper articles about Willy's framing newspaper articles about Willy's great success in the chocolatier industry great success in the chocolatier industry along the years. along the years.

Augustus GloopAugustus Gloop

In the original novel, Augustus is In the original novel, Augustus is described as an enormous boy who described as an enormous boy who has has "fat bulging from every fold, with "fat bulging from every fold, with two greedy eyes peering out of his two greedy eyes peering out of his doughball of a head."doughball of a head." His mother His mother encourages his eating habits, saying encourages his eating habits, saying that eating is his hobby, and that his that eating is his hobby, and that his habits are better than him being habits are better than him being "a "a hooligan."hooligan." She is blissfully unaware She is blissfully unaware of the results of unhealthy eating, of the results of unhealthy eating, thinking that Augustus wouldn’t eat thinking that Augustus wouldn’t eat if he didn’t need to. Little else is if he didn’t need to. Little else is revealed of Augustus' personality revealed of Augustus' personality and his mother does all the talking and his mother does all the talking to the reporters. Augustus' to the reporters. Augustus' hometown celebrates his Golden hometown celebrates his Golden Ticket discovery with a public Ticket discovery with a public holiday and parade, suggesting that holiday and parade, suggesting that the Gloop family is very popular the Gloop family is very popular where they live. where they live.

Violet BeauregardeViolet Beauregarde

Violet Beauregarde is the third of Violet Beauregarde is the third of the five children to find one of the five children to find one of Willy Wonka's elusive Golden Willy Wonka's elusive Golden Tickets, and the second to be Tickets, and the second to be kicked off the tour. She kicked off the tour. She exhibits a more competitive exhibits a more competitive spirit than the four other ticket spirit than the four other ticket winners. She is greatly winners. She is greatly expanded to include her expanded to include her participation in sports and participation in sports and martial arts. Violet is also a martial arts. Violet is also a notoriously relentless and notoriously relentless and competitive gum chewer, competitive gum chewer, though she temporarily curbed though she temporarily curbed her habit in order to focus on her habit in order to focus on Wonka Bars and search for Wonka Bars and search for the ticket.the ticket.

Mike TeaveeMike Teavee

In every version, Mike loves In every version, Mike loves violence and pays little violence and pays little attention to what is going on attention to what is going on around him when the TV is around him when the TV is on. Ironically, in all versions on. Ironically, in all versions he is also the most he is also the most questioning and incredulous questioning and incredulous of some of the bizarre of some of the bizarre elements of Willy Wonka's elements of Willy Wonka's factory. factory.

Veruca SaltVeruca SaltVeruca, the spoiled and greedy only Veruca, the spoiled and greedy only

daughter of the wealthy Henry and daughter of the wealthy Henry and Angina Salt, regularly exerts Angina Salt, regularly exerts petulant behaviour in order to get petulant behaviour in order to get what she desires. When Veruca what she desires. When Veruca demands that she must have a demands that she must have a Golden Ticket, her father buys Golden Ticket, her father buys 75,000 cases of Wonka Bars, and 75,000 cases of Wonka Bars, and orders his factory workers to put orders his factory workers to put aside their regular duties of peanut-aside their regular duties of peanut-shelling and unwrap the bars. On shelling and unwrap the bars. On the fourth day the ticket is finally the fourth day the ticket is finally found, but then Veruca asks for found, but then Veruca asks for another pony.another pony.

She is the second person to find a She is the second person to find a Golden Ticket, and the third to leave Golden Ticket, and the third to leave the tour. On the tour, Veruca the tour. On the tour, Veruca demands her father get her an demands her father get her an Oompa-Loompa, then a chocolate Oompa-Loompa, then a chocolate river and pink boat like Wonka's, river and pink boat like Wonka's, and finally, the demand that proves and finally, the demand that proves her undoing - one of Wonka's her undoing - one of Wonka's worker squirrels.worker squirrels.

Oompa LoompasOompa Loompas

Oompa LoompasOompa Loompas are are dwarves in Roald Dahl's dwarves in Roald Dahl's fictional books fictional books Charlie and Charlie and the Chocolate Factorythe Chocolate Factory and and Charlie and the Great Charlie and the Great Glass ElevatorGlass Elevator. They come . They come from Loompaland and are from Loompaland and are the only people Willy the only people Willy Wonka will allow to work in Wonka will allow to work in his factory due to the risk his factory due to the risk of people stealing his of people stealing his recipes. They are only recipes. They are only knee-high, and are paid in knee-high, and are paid in their favourite food, cacao their favourite food, cacao beansbeans

Grandpa JoeGrandpa JoeGrandpa Joe was one of Grandpa Joe was one of

Charlie's four bed-Charlie's four bed-ridden grandparents. ridden grandparents. He tells Charlie the He tells Charlie the story of Willy Wonka's story of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory and chocolate factory and the mystery of the the mystery of the secret workers. When secret workers. When Charlie found the Charlie found the Golden Ticket, Golden Ticket, Grandpa Joe leapt out Grandpa Joe leapt out of bed for joy. Charlie of bed for joy. Charlie took Grandpa Joe to took Grandpa Joe to accompany him on the accompany him on the factory tour.factory tour.

The WitchesThe Witches

Grand high witchGrand high witchThe Grand High WitchThe Grand High Witch is a title is a title

given to the leader of all given to the leader of all witches on Planet Earth, witches on Planet Earth, according to Roald Dahl's according to Roald Dahl's 1983 book The Witches. 1983 book The Witches. Described as being "without Described as being "without mercy," she travels around the mercy," she travels around the world summoning all the world summoning all the witches of whatever country witches of whatever country she is in, giving she is in, giving congratulations or congratulations or punishments according to the punishments according to the witches' success in their witches' success in their ultimate mission: destroying ultimate mission: destroying children. She teaches them children. She teaches them such schemes as trapping such schemes as trapping children inside paintings, children inside paintings, turning them into slugs so they turning them into slugs so they can be "squished" or turning can be "squished" or turning American children into hot American children into hot dogs so that they will be eaten dogs so that they will be eaten by their own parents. by their own parents.

MatildaMatilda

MatildaMatildaMatilda has black hair in Matilda has black hair in

the book, and is quite the book, and is quite small in size, even small in size, even compared to other five compared to other five year olds. She is year olds. She is described as sensible described as sensible and quiet, and almost and quiet, and almost unaware of her unaware of her intelligence, though intelligence, though when with people she when with people she trusts or excited she trusts or excited she often blurts out often blurts out information incredibly information incredibly

quickly.quickly.