Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Interesting Facts

• The book features five golden tickets that give children the opportunity to visit Willy Wonka's chocolate factory.
• The character of Willy Wonka was inspired by real chocolate factories Roald Dahl visited as a child.
• The Oompa-Loompas, the factory's small workers, were originally described as black pygmies from Africa, but their depiction was later changed due to criticism.
• Each child, except for Charlie, symbolizes one of the human vices: gluttony, greed, vanity, and disobedience.
• The chocolate river and waterfall in Wonka's factory were made of real chocolate in the 2005 film adaptation.
• Roald Dahl wrote a sequel titled «Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator», but it did not achieve the same popularity as the first book.
• Willy Wonka uses many unusual and fantastical technologies to create his sweets, such as gum that replaces a full meal.