Find the perfect quote to float your boat. Shmoop breaks down key quotations from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Awe and Amazement Quotes
In the town itself, actually, within sight of the house in which Charlie lived, there was an ENORMOUS CHOCOLATE FACTORY!Just imagine that! (1.19)
Foolishness and Folly Quotes
"'Nonsense!' shouted the Prince. 'I'm not going to eat my palace! I'm not even going to nibble the staircase or lick the walls! I'm going to live in it!'" (3.5)
Greed Quotes
Many times a day, he would see other children taking bars of creamy chocolate out of their pockets and munching them greedily, and that, of course, was pure torture (1.15).
Family Quotes
These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr. Bucket (1.1).
Poverty Quotes
The house wasn't nearly large enough for so many people, and life was extremely uncomfortable for them all (1.8)
Appearances Quotes
The picture showed a nine-year-old boy who was so enormously fat he looked as thought he had been blown up with a powerful pump. (6.1)
Madness Quotes
He kept making quick jerky little movements with his head, cocking it this way and that, and taking everything in with those bright twinkling eyes. […] Suddenly he did a funny little skipping dan...
Old Age Quotes
The bed was given to the four old grandparents because they were so old and tired. They were so tired, they never got out of it. (1.8)
Rules and Order Quotes
"On this day, and no other, you must come to the factory gates at ten o'clock sharp in the morning. Don't be late! And you are allowed to bring with you either one or two members of your own family...