What is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
{{italictitle}} {{infobox Book | name = Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | title_orig = | translator = | author = [[Roald Dahl]] | illustrators = [[Joseph Schindelman]] (original)<br>[[Quentin Blake]] (1998 editions onward) | cover_artist = | country = [[United Kingdom]] | language = [[English language|English]] | series = | genre = [[Children's literature|Children's]] [[Fantasy novel]] | publisher = [[Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.]] (original)<br>[[Penguin Books]] (current) | release_date = 1964 | media_type = Print ([[Hardcover|Hardback]], [[Paperback]]) | pages = | isbn = 0-394-91011-7 | preceded_by = | followed_by = [[Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator]] }} '''''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''''' (1964) is a children's book by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[author]] [[Roald Dahl]]. This story of the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric candymaker [[Willy Wonka]] is often considered one of the most beloved children's stories of the 20th century. It has been made into a movie not once but twice. == Plot == {{tone|section|date=December 2014}} Only five children were to win a golden ticket and to be allowed inside the [[Willy Wonka]]'s [[chocolate]] factory. Those who won the lottery would get a magical tour and see all the mysterious machinery in the factory where the [[world]]'s most wonderful [[candy|sweets]] are made. The lucky five were the greedy [[Augustus Gloop]], the spoiled Veruca Salt, the gum-chewing [[Violet Beauregarde]], the TV-loving [[Mike Teavee]] and the poor [[Charlie Bucket]]. One by one, the children break Wonka's rules by acting on a vice they possess, with Charlie ending up a hero of the story. The book teaches about sins and virtues. == Characters == === The main characters === * Willy Wonka: Wonka is the owner of the chocolate factory * Charlie Bucket: Charlie is the main character in the story. He enters a competition run by Wonka. * Grandpa Joe: Charlie's [[grandfathe