| Quote #1 In the town itself, actually, within sight of the house in which Charlie lived, there was an ENORMOUS CHOCOLATE FACTORY! |
Who wouldn't be amazed by an enormous chocolate factory? Even in the first chapter, we readers know we're in for all kinds of surprising delights.
| Quote #2 What a tremendous, marvelous place it was! (1.20) |
We haven't even seen inside the chocolate factory, and neither has Charlie. But we already know it's going to be awesome. For now, we'll just let our imaginations do the work.
| Quote #3 Oh, how he loved that smell! (1.22) |
Have you noticed just how many exclamation points Dahl uses in this story? If exclamation points don't show awe and amazement, we don't know what does.