Sunday, December 13, 2009

Reflection of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory


I have read about the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in ESL class. It was really interesting and impressive. I would like to recommend this book to the readers who enjoy to read the fantasy story.

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Charlie was the only one child who left in the factory until every children had gone. There was a child whose name is Charlie. He is living with poor family. They didn't have enough food to eat so they were always struggling. Near his house, there was a huge chocolate factory. One day, the owner of chocolate factory invited five children to look around his giant chocolate factory. Charlie was the last child who found the golden ticket inside the chocolate. However, every child except Charlie was really repulsive and disgusting. They never listened Mr Wonka’s announcement. Unfortunately, four children had disappeared. Charlie, who left the end of the journey of the chocolate factory, finally was willed the Chocolate Factory by Mr Wonka.

There are a few characters that I would like to explain about. Mr Wonka is the owner of the chocolate factory. He is really odd and extraordinary. He can invent any kind of chocolate that he wants to make. Augustus is a boy who is very obese. He loves to eat chocolate bars so he eats about 20 chocolate bars a day. Veruca is a girl who is spoiled by her parents. Her parents get something to her whatever she wants. She always misunderstands that she can get everything from her parents that she needs. Violet is a great gum chewer. She always chews a gum while she is sleeping. She is very stubborn so she doesn’t obey someone’s rule. Mike is extremely crazy at TV and games. He is very violent. Last character is Charlie. Charlie is very kind and honest. He respects elders and he is very patient.

From Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, willing Mr Wonka’s factory to Charlie was my favorite part. This is because while other children got punished, Charlie was obedient and patient. At first, I was concerned if Charlie wouldn’t get any prize from Mr Wonka. When Charlie was awarded and got chocolate factory, I was thankful for Mr Wonka even I was not Charlie.

However, I don’t like ending part. All children except Charlie were punished but they couldn’t become normal children. I hoped that all the children can be normal even they have done something wrong.

I am so glade to read this interesting book. I hope I can read another fantasy book which is written by Roald Dahl.