Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Foolishness and Folly Quotes Page 1
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| Quote #1 "'Nonsense!' shouted the Prince. 'I'm not going to eat my palace! I'm not even going to nibble the staircase or lick the walls! I'm going to live in it!'" (3.5) |
Okay, Prince Pondicherry. We understand that most palaces are meant to be lived in. But are most palaces made of chocolate?
| Quote #2 The famous English scientist, Professor Foulbody, invented a machine which would tell you at once, without opening the wrapper of a bar of chocolate, whether or not there was a Golden Ticket hidden underneath it. […] But unfortunately, while the Professor was showing off the machine to the public […] the mechanical arm shot out and made a grab for the gold filling in the back tooth of a duchess who was standing near by. (6.6) |
This machine might have seemed like a good idea at first, but once we think about it, a robot arm grabbing anything gold sounds a wee bit dangerous. It seems like the professor got so caught up in the search for the Golden Ticket, he didn't think too hard about his design.
| Quote #3 "I think," he said quietly, "I think... I'll have just one more of those chocolate bars. The same kind as before, please." (11.8) |
Poor Charlie. This is his most foolish moment in the story. But he's such a good kid, the craziest thing he can do is buy another chocolate bar, even though he doesn't really need it, and could spend the money on something a little more healthful. If that's Charlie being foolish, he's generally in good shape.
