![blog image](https://blog.studyatchanakya.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Screenshot-2020-02-24-at-12.48.45-PM.png)
Sara yasir
Jan 05,2021
1:25pm
"Mr. Willy Wonka can make marshmallows that taste of violets, and rich caramels that change colour every ten seconds as you suck them, and little feathery sweets that melt away deliciously the moment you put them between your lips. He can make chewing gum that never loses its taste, and sugar balloons that you can blow up to enormous sizes before you pop them with a pin and gobble them up. And, by a most secret method, he can make lovely bluebirds' eggs with black spots on them, and when you put one of these in your mouth, it gradually gets smaller and smaller until suddenly there is nothing left except a tiny little darkled sugary baby bird sitting on
the tip of your tongue." Who is this Willy Wonka who can do such wonders? Those who have read the famous book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or the film by that name might know Willy Wonka. Willy Wonka is an iconic character from this novel written by British author Roald Dahl. Some of you might have already read the book or watched the movie where famous Hollywood star Johny Depp played the character of Willy Wonka in one of the film adaptations of this novel.
The book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was written in 1964. Yet, its a craze and relevant among children in the whole world up till now. Not only because it deals with children's favorite subject Chocolate, but due to its sheer entertainment filled with moral principle, the book has created a lasting impression in the children's minds. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the story of a boy named Charlie Bucket. Charlie belongs to a very poor family and apart from his parents, he lives with his four grandparents, and Charlie is more close to his Grandpa Joe. His father works in a toothpaste factory. But even when he works hard day and night, he never makes enough money to feed his family. Here the author clearly shows how Charlie’s family lives in penury and how he is always hungry. One day his grandfather Joe tells him about the eccentric Willy Wonka who owns a chocolate factory which is near to where Charlie lives. As per Grandfather Joe, Willy Wonka who makes wonderful and unique sweets and chocolate delicacies shut himself off from the public. Why so? Because his employees in the factory were selling his new ideas to the rival companies. The plot then develops to a whole new level as one fine day Willy Wonka announces through the newspaper that he will open his factory to five lucky children who can have a tour of the factory. But there is
a condition.
There are five Golden Tickets inside a Wonka Bar and those who get the tickets will have a lifetime chance. Due to sheer luck, Charlie is also one among those five kids who get the chance to visit the factory. The book teaches the kids and adult alike, life lessons based on the experience of the characters including the other four children -the greedy Augustus Gloop and Veruca Salt, TV addict Mike Teavee, and chewing gum addict Violet Beauregarde who also get
the chance to tour the factory Once they are inside the factory, from then on the exciting surprises happen as the factory is filled with amazing things apart from chocolate in all shapes and sizes. Through various trials and tribulations, our hero Charlie becomes the winner and at the end, an amazing surprise is awaiting him, and in achieving his success the book teaches the readers some valuable lessons. It says how it's important to learn to follow the directions of those who are more experienced and how greed is an ugly thing. The book also teaches beautifully how it' important to dream and if you dream you can make it happen. Thus, the book which has sold
over 20 million copies worldwide and is available in 55 languages, is a must-read.