Rosina Gonzalez
ENG 353
02/08/05
Research Paper
For this paper, I chose the Roald Dahl modern fantasy book, Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory, and the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Dahl's
books are mostly fantasy and full of imagination. They are always a little cruel, but never
without humor - a thrilling mixture of the grotesque and comic. A frequent motif is that
people are not what they appear to be. Dahl's works for children are usually told from the
point of view of a child, and they typically involve adult villains, usually women who
hate and mistreat children, and feature at least one "good" adult to counteract the
villain(s). However, this tale offers a different formula in that the adults in Charlie's life
are good. It is the children that he goes to the factory with that would be considered
"bad" and there are consequences to their bad behavior. This paper will discuss some of
the differences between the......
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