This page will contain blogs about charlie and the chocolate factory, as they become available.Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryOriginal book cover of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with illustrations by Joseph SchindelmanThis article is about the 1964 children's book. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) is a children's book by British author Roald Dahl. The adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric candymaker Willy Wonka is considered to be one of the most beloved children's stories of the 20th century. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1964, and in the UK by George Allen & Unwin in 1967. The book was adapted into two major motion pictures: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory in 1971, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 2005. The book's sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, was written by Roald Dahl in 1972. SynopsisSpoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.The book tells the story of a young boy,Charlie Bucket, who lives in poverty in a small, two-roomed house, with his parents and his four bedridden grandparents. Charlie is a kind, sweet, caring boy who loves his family despite their shared hardships. His greatest love in life is chocolate. Due to his family's poverty, however, he only receives a bar once a year, on his birthday. Near to Charlie's house is the largest chocolate factory in the world, owned by Mr. Willy Wonka. Wonka is the largest and most inventive and innovative producer of chocolate, producing all kinds of wonderful and delicious sweets, including some that seem impossible (such as ice cream that never melts or chewing gum that never loses its flavour). Due to corporate espionage that came close to ruining the Wonka factory, Wonka closed his factory to the public and the factory is now only seen to house mysterious workers within. Wonka, in a surprise move, decides to open his factory to the public, by initiating a lottery. Five Wonka Bar wrappers conceal Golden Tickets which will admit the finder and one or two members of his family into the factory for a guided tour by the chocolate maker himself. Winning the golden tickets are a fat pig-like boy called Augustus Gloop, a spoiled brat called Veruca Salt, a compulsive gum chewer named Violet Beauregarde and a television-obsessed little boy called Mike Teavee. By a near miracle, Charlie manages to find a Golden Ticket and he and his Grandpa Joe enter Willy Wonka's factory, where they encounter Wonka's many wondrous confectionery creations - including some prototypes which cause rather hair-raising side effects. The other Golden Ticket winners misbehave one by one and end up in bizarre, near-fatal predicaments which require removing them from the tour. Once inside the factory Wonka reveals to his guests that his mysterious factory workers are the "Oompa Loompas" - a group of people from the nation of Loompaland who agreed to become Wonka's workforce because of his ability to supply unlimited quantities of their greatest delicacy, the cacao bean (the raw ingredient in chocolate). Through the book, they occasionally break into verse en masse to comment on the misbehaviour of the other children and its deleterious effects. 2001 book cover of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with illustrations by Quentin BlakeAugustus Gloop is drinking from Wonka's chocolate river when he falls in and is sucked up by one of the pipes leading to the Fudge Room. In the book, his fate is to become skinny. In the movie, he is covered in hard fudge. Violet Beauregarde tries an experimental piece of three-course-dinner gum and is transformed into a very petite blueberry, requiring her to be sent to an infirmary of sorts, to be squeezed into her normal dimensions (although the blue skin is permanent). Veruca Salt is thrown down a garbage chute by squirrels trained to find and dispose of the "bad nuts". Her parents, in shock, are thrown down the chute, too! Later she and her parents are covered in garbage. Mike Teavee is miniaturized by a television camera designed to deliver chocolate bars by TV and is sent to the gum stretching room to be restored to his normal size (but is overdone with Mike becoming a very skinny giant). Each of the children pose as an allegory for the various vices found within the personalities of children in those days. Charlie is clearly outlined as the ideal child, humble, kind, and "unspoiled." At the end of the story, it is revealed that the lottery was a ploy for Willy Wonka to choose his successor. As the last Golden Ticket winner left standing, Charlie inherits the factory and goes on a trip in a glass lift with Willy Wonka, the story continuing in the sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. RoomsThere is a selection of themed rooms in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory which highlight a certain product or product development. Children on the tour meet an ironic calamity in many of the rooms. A good example of this is Chocolate Room. Everything in the room is edible, including the grass. It has a chocolate waterfall that mixes the chocolate to a perfect texture. There are pipes that move the chocolate to different points within the factory. Augustus Gloop falls into the chocolate river and is sucked into a pipe that goes to the Fudge Room. Other rooms which are prominately featured are the Inventing Room where Violet Beauregarde turns into a blueberry and is moved to the Juicing Room. The Nut Room is where Veruca Salt is thrown down the garbage chute with her father. The Television Room is where Mike Teavee shrinks and he is streched out in the Taffy Room. Book revisionsResponding to criticisms from the NAACP, Canadian children's author Eleanor Cameron, and others for the book's portrayal of the Oompa Loompas as dark skinned and skinny African pygmies working in Wonka’s factory for cacao beans, Dahl changed some of the text, and Schindelman replaced some illustrations (the illustrations for the British version were also changed). This new version was released in 1973 in the USA. In the revised version the Oompa Loompas are described as having funny long golden-brown hair and rosy-white skin. Their origins were also changed from Africa to fictional Loompaland. DerivationsSee also: Differences between the book and film versions The book was filmed in 1971 as Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. It has also been produced by Swedish Television as an animated series with still animations narrated by Ernst-Hugo Järegård. Another film version entitled Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, was released on July 15, 2005. Both film portrayals are fairly faithful to the original story, yet add some new material. The Burton film in particular greatly expanded Willy Wonka's personal backstory. Both films likewise heavily expanded the personalities of the four "bad" children and their parents. There is also a line of candies in the United States and Australia that uses the book's characters and imagery for its marketing. On July 11, 2005, the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory video game was released for the Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo's Game Boy Advance, and Windows PC by developers Backbone and High Voltage Software and publisher 2K Games. In 2006, the British theme park Alton Towers is to create a new family boat ride attraction in the Cred Street area themed around Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, based on the book.[1] Awards
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In 2006, the British theme park Alton Towers is to create a new family boat ride attraction in the Cred Street area themed around Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, based on the book.[1]. These campaigns have involved figures such as Pope John Paul, Dorismar, Los Tigres del Norte and Mana. On July 11, 2005, the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory video game was released for the Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo's Game Boy Advance, and Windows PC by developers Backbone and High Voltage Software and publisher 2K Games. Conservationists in Mexico and the United States have launched "Don't Eat Sea Turtle" campaigns in order to reduce the urban black market trade in sea turtle products. There is also a line of candies in the United States and Australia that uses the book's characters and imagery for its marketing. Estimates are as high as 35,000 turtles killed a year in Mexico and the same number in Nicaragua. Both films likewise heavily expanded the personalities of the four "bad" children and their parents. This is a pervasive problem throughout the world, but especially a concern in India, Indonesia and throughout the coastal nations of Latin America. The Burton film in particular greatly expanded Willy Wonka's personal backstory. One of the biggest threats to sea turtles is the black market trade in eggs and meat. Both film portrayals are fairly faithful to the original story, yet add some new material. Special lighting ordinances may also be enforced to prevent lights from shining on the beach and confusing young hatchlings from thinking it is the moon or sun and crawling toward it, usually crossing a road. Another film version entitled Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, was released on July 15, 2005. This is not the best thing to do, as many turtle species return to the beach on which they were born. It has also been produced by Swedish Television as an animated series with still animations narrated by Ernst-Hugo Järegård. In some areas, such as the East coast of Florida, after the adult turtles lay their eggs, they are dug up and relocated to special fenced nurseries where they can be protected from beach traffic. The book was filmed in 1971 as Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. Since sea turtles return to the same locations to nest, these areas may be protected by special police. See also: Differences between the book and film versions. Beach development is another very, very large area which has threatened sea turtles. Their origins were also changed from Africa to fictional Loompaland. Another danger comes from marine debris, especially from abandonded fishing nets in which they can become entangled. In the revised version the Oompa Loompas are described as having funny long golden-brown hair and rosy-white skin. Small and inexpensive changes to fishing techniques, such as slightly larger hooks and traps from which sea turtles can escape, can dramatically cut the mortality rate. This new version was released in 1973 in the USA. According to researchers at the 24th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Conservation and Biology, in Costa Rica the Pacific Leatherback has ten years before extinction if nothing is done to reverse these problems. Responding to criticisms from the NAACP, Canadian children's author Eleanor Cameron, and others for the book's portrayal of the Oompa Loompas as dark skinned and skinny African pygmies working in Wonka’s factory for cacao beans, Dahl changed some of the text, and Schindelman replaced some illustrations (the illustrations for the British version were also changed). Each year it is said that 40,000 turtles die from longlines alone. The Television Room is where Mike Teavee shrinks and he is streched out in the Taffy Room. These days though their biggest threat comes from long-line fishing, and as bycatch in shrimp nets, as well as over development on nesting beaches. The Nut Room is where Veruca Salt is thrown down the garbage chute with her father. And coastal peoples have always gathered turtle eggs for consumption. Other rooms which are prominately featured are the Inventing Room where Violet Beauregarde turns into a blueberry and is moved to the Juicing Room. They used to be hunted on a large scale in the whaling days for their meat, fat and shells. Augustus Gloop falls into the chocolate river and is sucked into a pipe that goes to the Fudge Room. The Flat back is considered Data Deficient due to lack of research. There are pipes that move the chocolate to different points within the factory. The Olive ridley, Loggerhead, and Green turtles are considered Endangered. It has a chocolate waterfall that mixes the chocolate to a perfect texture. The Leatherback, Kemp's ridley, and Hawksbill turtles are listed as Critically Endangered. Everything in the room is edible, including the grass. Spotila's book "Sea Turtles: A Complete Guide to Their Biology, Behavior, and Conservation"). A good example of this is Chocolate Room. Sea turtles of all species are endangered (for an excellent reference see James R. Children on the tour meet an ironic calamity in many of the rooms. Only a very small proportion of them (at most 1 in 100) will be successful, as many predators are waiting to eat them. There is a selection of themed rooms in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory which highlight a certain product or product development. When the eggs hatch, these baby turtles dig their way out and seek the ocean. As the last Golden Ticket winner left standing, Charlie inherits the factory and goes on a trip in a glass lift with Willy Wonka, the story continuing in the sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. Incubation takes about 2 months. At the end of the story, it is revealed that the lottery was a ploy for Willy Wonka to choose his successor. Some of the eggs are unfertilized 'dummy eggs' and the rest contain young turtles. Charlie is clearly outlined as the ideal child, humble, kind, and "unspoiled.". They dig a hole with their hind flippers and lay from 100 to 150 eggs in it (depending on the species) before covering it up and returning to the ocean. Each of the children pose as an allegory for the various vices found within the personalities of children in those days. They make from four to seven nests per nesting season. Mike Teavee is miniaturized by a television camera designed to deliver chocolate bars by TV and is sent to the gum stretching room to be restored to his normal size (but is overdone with Mike becoming a very skinny giant). This can take place every two to four years in maturity. Her parents, in shock, are thrown down the chute, too! Later she and her parents are covered in garbage. After about 30 years of maturing an adult female sea turtle returns to the land to nest, usually on the same beach from which they hatched. Veruca Salt is thrown down a garbage chute by squirrels trained to find and dispose of the "bad nuts". The numbers used to range in the thousands but these days due to the effects of extensive egg poaching and hunting in previous years the numbers are in the hundreds. Violet Beauregarde tries an experimental piece of three-course-dinner gum and is transformed into a very petite blueberry, requiring her to be sent to an infirmary of sorts, to be squeezed into her normal dimensions (although the blue skin is permanent). With the Kemp's ridley this occurs during the day and on only one beach in the entire world. In the movie, he is covered in hard fudge. The ridley turtles are especially peculiar because instead of nesting individually like the other species, they come ashore in one mass arrival known as an "arribada" (the arrival). In the book, his fate is to become skinny. The fact that most species return to nest at the locations they were born at seems to indicate an imprint of that location's magnetic features. Augustus Gloop is drinking from Wonka's chocolate river when he falls in and is sucked up by one of the pipes leading to the Fudge Room. They are highly sensitive to the Earth's magnetic field and probably use it to navigate. Through the book, they occasionally break into verse en masse to comment on the misbehaviour of the other children and its deleterious effects. Sea turtles have an extraordinary sense of time and location. Once inside the factory Wonka reveals to his guests that his mysterious factory workers are the "Oompa Loompas" - a group of people from the nation of Loompaland who agreed to become Wonka's workforce because of his ability to supply unlimited quantities of their greatest delicacy, the cacao bean (the raw ingredient in chocolate). The Leatherback is the only sea turtle that doesn't have a hard shell instead carrying a mosaic of bony plates beneath its leathery skin. The other Golden Ticket winners misbehave one by one and end up in bizarre, near-fatal predicaments which require removing them from the tour. Different species are distinguished by varying anatomical aspects: for instance the prefrontal scales on the head, the number of and shape of scutes on the carapace, and the type of inframarginal scutes on the plastron. By a near miracle, Charlie manages to find a Golden Ticket and he and his Grandpa Joe enter Willy Wonka's factory, where they encounter Wonka's many wondrous confectionery creations - including some prototypes which cause rather hair-raising side effects. Most other species are smaller being two to four feet in length (0.5 to 1 m) and proportionally less wide. Winning the golden tickets are a fat pig-like boy called Augustus Gloop, a spoiled brat called Veruca Salt, a compulsive gum chewer named Violet Beauregarde and a television-obsessed little boy called Mike Teavee. The Leatherback is the largest, measuring six or seven feet (2 m) in length at maturity, and three to five feet (1 to 1.5 m) in width, weighing up to 1300 pounds (600 kg). Five Wonka Bar wrappers conceal Golden Tickets which will admit the finder and one or two members of his family into the factory for a guided tour by the chocolate maker himself. The Flatback turtle is found solely on the northern coast of Australia. Wonka, in a surprise move, decides to open his factory to the public, by initiating a lottery. Willy Wonka. Family Protostegidae (extinct). Near to Charlie's house is the largest chocolate factory in the world, owned by Mr. Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback Sea Turtle). Due to his family's poverty, however, he only receives a bar once a year, on his birthday. Genus Dermochelys
Charlie is a kind, sweet, caring boy who loves his family despite their shared hardships. Family Thalassemyidae (extinct). The book tells the story of a young boy,Charlie Bucket, who lives in poverty in a small, two-roomed house, with his parents and his four bedridden grandparents. Family Toxochelyidae (extinct). . Natator depressus (Flatback Turtle) (Previously in Chelonia). The book's sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, was written by Roald Dahl in 1972. Genus Natator
The book was adapted into two major motion pictures: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory in 1971, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 2005. Syllomus aegypticus (extinct). in 1964, and in the UK by George Allen & Unwin in 1967. Genus Syllomus
The adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric candymaker Willy Wonka is considered to be one of the most beloved children's stories of the 20th century. Chelonia mydas (Green Sea Turtle). Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) is a children's book by British author Roald Dahl. Genus Chelonia
ISBN 0142401080 (paperback, 2004). Lepidochelys olivacea (Olive Ridley). ISBN 0375915265 (library binding, 2001). Genus Lepidochelys
ISBN 0899669042 (library binding, 1992, reprint). Genus Caretta
ISBN 0871292203 (paperback, 1976). Blue Peter Book Award (UK 2000). Millennium Children's Book Award (UK 2000). Surrey School Award (UK 1973). New England Round Table of Children's Librarians Award (USA 1972). |