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  • This is a story about a boy named Charlie who lives with his parents and grandparents

  • in a tiny shack in the outskirts of the city. The family is poor, as Charlie's father works

  • as a toothpaste capper, and they eat very meager meals.

  • In the newspaper, Mr. Willy Wonka, owner of a successful candy company, has announced

  • a contest in which five golden tickets have been placed in Wonka candy bars. The five

  • children who find the golden tickets will be allowed to enter the chocolate factory

  • and will win a lifetime supply of candy.

  • Charlie is excited about the news, but then realizes that because his family is poor and

  • can't afford to buy candy, he will most likely not win.

  • Soon, the newspaper reports that tickets are being discovered by various children. Charlie

  • tries to win by opening two chocolate bars, but finds no ticket.

  • Weeks go by and the family has seemingly forgotten about the golden tickets as Charlie's father

  • has lost his job. Starving, Charlie walks outside and finds a dollar on the street.

  • He goes into the candy shop and buys two candy bars. Miraculously, he finds the last golden ticket.

  • Charlie's family is excited about the discovery and Grandpa Joe agrees to accompany Charlie

  • to the chocolate factory the next day.

  • The long-locked gates of the Wonka factory are opened and the five children and their

  • families are greeted by Wonka, an exuberant fellow with flare and wit.

  • Wonka shows them around his chocolate factory, introducing them to all of his candy inventions.

  • He also introduces the group to the Oompa-Loompas, a small race of people who love chocolate

  • and work in the factory.

  • As the tour goes on, however, all of the children except Charlie misbehave and get taken away.

  • In the end, Wonka explains that the golden ticket contest was his way to find someone

  • who could inherit the factory. Charlie accepts and his entire family moves in.

  • First, this story highlights poverty. As readers, especially young readers, the concept of poverty

  • may not be fully understood. The term "poor" is often used loosely as in "I'm so poor that

  • I cannot afford that toy". But this story better defines the term by portraying a family that

  • better reflects the actual definition of the word.

  • Charlie's family is destitute. Living in a two-room shack, they are getting by with one

  • paycheck to feed seven people, eating bread and cabbage stew for each meal.

  • More importantly, though, destitution does not come to define Charlie. Yes, it limits

  • him from buying a large amount of candy bars, but he is still smart and hardworking

  • with good character.

  • In contrast, there are the other golden ticket winners. Collectively, the children represent

  • the different types of misbehavior that children often engage in. There is the overeater, spoiled

  • brat, gum-chewing competitive kid, and TV watcher. Each of these characters are over-exaggerated

  • to a satirical level in hopes that children can understand that these behaviors are unacceptable.

  • But the children aren't the only ones responsible for their bad behavior. It's the parents.

  • Wonka invites two parents to accompany each golden ticket winner not just for supervisory

  • reasons, but so that we can see where these children learned their bad behavior. They

  • had to learn it from somewhere and these parents are enablers, doing nothing to stop it.

  • And so even though the contents of this story may be for children, there is a sprinkle of

  • meaning in it for adults.

This is a story about a boy named Charlie who lives with his parents and grandparents

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