Quote 1
"Augustus Gloop! Augustus Gloop!
The great big greedy nincompoop!
How long could we allow this beast
To gorge and guzzle, feed and feast
On everything he wanted to?
Great Scott! It simply wouldn't do!"(17.64)
</em>Hmm. The Oompa-Loompas are making it seem as if they made Augustus fall into the river and get sucked up the pipe as punishment for his greed and gluttony. But is that really what happened? Take a closer look at Chapter 17 to find out.
Quote 2
"Aren't they fantastic!"
"No higher than my knee!"
"Look at their funny long hair!"
The tiny men – they were no larger than medium-sized dolls – had stopped what they were
doing, and now they were staring back across the river at the visitors. (15.27-30)
Here's our first glimpse at the Oompa-Loompas, and it's quite the glimpse. Their appearance is odd, to say the least. So here's a question: why is everything in this chocolate factory so strange looking?