“Charlie and the chocolate factory” is a short novel by Roald Dahl, a children novelist, published in 1964 and adapted to the cinema. It is about the adventure of Charlie Bucket in the Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.

Willy Wonka, the owner of the factory, after a long time, decided to open the factory to only five children in order to do a guided tour. To select the children, he hid five golden tickets in his chocolates. Charlie, who was a chocolate lover and the visit would be a dream for him, lived in a poor family and he hadn’t have any money to search the golden ticket. However, he achieved to go into the factory. He found a dollar in the middle of the street and quickly decided to buy two chocolates. To his surprise, the golden ticket was there. The following day, Charlie and the other winners entered at the factory. During the visit, all of them except Charlie missed due to their avarice for eat some candies of the factory. Finally, Charlie was the only one that got to go out the factory safe and sound. At the end, because of his love for the chocolate and his respect for the factory, Willy Wonka, gave to him his factory. The Charlie’s life never was the same.

Charlie Bucket is the main character of the book. He is a poor child who lives with his parents and his grandparents. He is a heedful boy and admires his old grandfather Joe. Both have a very close relationship. For the writer, Charlie is a fabulous character. He is modest and curious, and his courage, let him get his goals. The other main character that appears in the book is the owner of the chocolate factory, Willy Wonka. He is an eccentric man who lives alone and who, finally, give his factory to Charlie. He is a charming character but with a lot of mysterious secrets to discover.

The writer’s style is concise. It is a fantastic novel with an easy vocabulary and easy constructions. I think that it is a good novel for young people. For me, this is why I understood almost everything and I haven’t had problems to follow the story. I would recommend reading the book to all people who like the fantastic novels and want to begin with a simple reading. Despite of the infantil content, Roald Dahl is masterpiece that keep aware the young lector and give an important message: With patience, the dreams come true.

Anna Reig