Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-- Analysis

In this book, Roald Dahl creates a fantastic universe full of different aromas and flavors. Nothing is more attractive to a child than sweets, chocolate, toffees and everything that can be found inside a weird but surprising factory that emanates the most amazing scents in the world.

Right form the title, without knowing too much about the story, the book can easily attract children. But the genius of Roald Dahl goes much further. All his works involve social criticism; in this book, the critical message is conveyed by the four “bad children”, as Wonka calls them, on the one hand, and Charlie on the other hand, and their radically opposite attitudes.

Apart from the good sense of humor that the author manages to transmit, we get to know these five children, five personalities, who end their visit to the chocolate factory in five different ways.

Firstly, it is Charlie’s grandparents who judge the attitudes of the first four children that find the Golden Tickets. The old folks, who read the newspaper together with their grandson to see who will be the winners, are quick to criticize fiercely the children’s bad habits and the spoiling attitude of the parents, who never refuse anything to their young.