Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Symbolism, Imagery & Allegory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory wouldn't be Charlie and the Chocolate Factory without – you guessed it – chocolate. Of course Willy Wonka's chocolate factory makes much more than just chocola...

Sure, the book is quite funny itself, but often when a character laughs in the story, we have trouble understanding why. Take the Oompa-Loompas, for example. According to Mr. Wonka, "They're always...

Let it (Not) SnowFor all the time we spend inside the warm, colorful chocolate factory, it would be easy for us to forget that in the outside world, it's the dead of winter. Not only does the snow...

Money talks. Or at least it does in the world outside Mr. Wonka's factory. Inside, money doesn't say much at all. When Mr. Salt tells Mr. Wonka to name a price for one of his squirrels, Mr. Wonka s...

This book does not like television, that's for sure. Let's listen to the Oompa-Loompas to get a better hold on why:IT ROTS THE SENSES IN THE HEAD!IT KILLS IMAGINATION DEAD!IT CLOGS AND CLUTTERS UP...