The wonderful factory

Title: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Author: Roald Dahl

ISBN:0-14-032869-6

*Book summary

CHARLIE BUCKET is a boy who lives with his two grandpas, his two grandmas, his father and his mother.They were really poor. They ate bread for breakfast, cabbage for lunch and cabbage soup for supper.They don't have enough money but a family and love. One of his granpas worked in Mr.Wonka's factory. Charlie was interest in him so he asked a lot thing about him to his granpa. Mr.Wonka is a owner of the greatest and the most famous chocolate factory in the world. Not very long ago, there used to be thousands of people working in his factory. One day, he had to ask every workers to leave his factory, never come back, because of spies. Then he shut the factroy but few months later, it has been opened again. The place was full of workers but there was no one who goes in and comes out. Nobody didn't know what is going on in the factory. One day Mr.Wonka announced that only five children who find golden ticket from his chocolate will be allowed to go inside of the factory. The first finder was a boy called Augustus Gloop. He was a fat pig who would eat anything. The second finder was Veruca Salt. As soon as she told his father that she wanted to have one of those Golden Ticket, his father bought thousands of Mr.Wonka's candy bar and ordered his workers to start shelling the wrappers off these bars. That was the reason she could get one. Two more ticket were taken by Violet Beauregarde, a gum-chewing gabber, and Mike Teavee, a devil of television. And the last ticket was found by Charlie Bucket at a small shop. In Mr.Wonka's Factory, those five children and their parents saw Oompa-Loompas, workers in his factory. They aren't higher than a normal person's knee. Augustus Gloop kept drinking chocolate river eventhough Mr.Wonka said not to do. In one second, he had disappeared under the brown chocolate surface. In Great Gum Machine room, Violet swelled up and become a blueberry because she kept chewing a gum which Mr.Wonka said her to spit it out. In the Nut room, Veruca was sent to incinerator because she tried to get one of his squirrels. She was supposed not to do. Mike Teavee was sent by Television. when his father found him, he was as big as his father's hand because he went, eventhough Mr.Wonka said not to go. Charlie was the only one who left and he've won. As a prize, Mr.Wonka asked Charlie to become owner of his factory. So Mr.Wonka, Grandpa joe, another grandpa George, Grandma Georgina, another Grandma Josephine went into the factory to stay forever.

*Opinion - It's the most extraordinary book I've ever read. I could leared a lot from five each single children's story. Charlie Bucket, a poor boy, touched my heart. I was kind of proud of him by being honest, kind and brave enough himself. Even though Mr.Wonka isn't kind, I like the way he talks. He enjoys everything and he is such a genious. I think human being's abillity isn't limited. I also could think about how stupid some kids are like most of kids from this book.

*Citation

Roald, Dahl. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc, 1973.

- JiHee, Lee