| Character | Description | Fate in the Factory | |-----------|-------------|----------------------| | | Poor, kind, selfless boy from a shack | Winner – inherits the factory | | Grandpa Joe | Charlie’s 96½-year-old grandfather | Accompanies Charlie; becomes factory foreman | | Mr. Willy Wonka | Eccentric genius chocolatier | Mentor; retires with Charlie as heir | | Augustus Gloop | Greedy, obese boy from Germany | Falls in chocolate river; sucked up pipe | | Mrs. Gloop | Augustus’s indulgent mother | Chases after her son | | Veruca Salt | Spoiled, demanding rich girl | Thrown down garbage chute by squirrels | | Mr. Salt | Veruca’s lenient father | Comes to collect her from the incinerator (non-fatal) | | Violet Beauregarde | Competitive, gum-obsessed girl | Turns into a giant blueberry | | Mrs. Beauregarde | Violet’s proud mother | Pushes Violet to win | | Mike Teavee | Violent, TV-addicted boy | Shrunken to 3 inches tall | | Mr. Teavee | Mike’s exasperated father | Carries Mike out in his pocket | | Oompa-Loompas | Whimsical factory workers | Sing moralizing songs | | Prince Pondicherry | Indian prince | Built a chocolate palace; melted on him | | Mr. Slugworth (aka Mr. Wilkinson) | Wonka’s rival | Actually Wonka’s employee testing the children | | Grandma Georgina | Bedridden grandmother | Stays in the shack | | Grandma Josephine | Bedridden grandmother | Stays in the shack | | Grandpa George | Bedridden grandfather | Stays in the shack |
Karmic justice: good behavior is rewarded; greed is punished. Versions and Adaptations index of charlie and the chocolate factory