Dec 28, 2009

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Techniques

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is an allegorical fantasy; that is, its characters are symbolic and the action takes place in an imaginary world. There is not much of a plot; the action moves from one moral point to the next, and the only suspense is anticipating how each bad child will be rewarded. The novel's appeal is primarily in its fantasy. Jean Russell notes that Dahl has "an inventive imagination that is totally child-centered." Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is an example of his child-centered imagination at work. The appealing elements are: a good, intelligent child for a...