Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
By Roald Dahl
First off, here's some useful information about the famous author of this book, Roald Dahl.
Born: Llandaff, Wales, 1916
Schools: Llandaff Cathedral School, St Peter's Repton
Jobs: Shell Oil Company representative in East Africa, RAF Fighter Pilot in WW2, air attache, author.
Died: 1990, 74 years old
It seems he had an interesting life. You can find out more about Roald Dahl's childhood in Boy: Tales of Childhood.
Dahl found it quite hard to write Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; his first draft included 15 horrid children. His nephew Nicolas said it was rotten and boring and eventually, Roald Dahl managed to come up with this book about Charlie.
Now, onto the story...
Charlie Bucket is like any normal school boy. He lives with his whole family in a small house on the outside of a town. His family is very poor and can just afford enough for basic needs. Charlie lives with his Grandpa Joe and Grandma Josephine, Grandpa George and Grandma Georgina and his mum and dad, Mr and Mrs Bucket.
You have to feel sorry for this poor family.
Charlie's greatest dream is to go inside a chocolate factory, which was very close to where he lives. This is run by the Mr. Willy Wonka. He decides to put 5 golden tickets inside all his wonka bars, which gives the lucky winner a chance to go inside his amazing factory. Willy Wonka has his head full of amazing inventions and ideas of new and wonderful surprising candy.
Charlie is extremely lucky to find a golden ticket and goes to the factory with 4 other spoilt children, for a tour around the factory; a dream of a lifetime. Little does Charlie know what lies in store for him.
A lot of you probably know the 2 films made after the book, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and the most recent popular one, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Tim Burton. Look at the review on this film in film reviews.
I love reading Roald Dahl's books, especially this one. He had such an amazing imagination and is widely known all over the world. I actually prefer the book to the films. This is a great read, suitable for any age.
