Charlie Bucket

Charlie Bucket is a character in the Roald Dahl children's books Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, and the former's 1971 and 2005 film adaptations. Charlie is a nice, kind hearted poor boy who is about 10 years old who lives with his mother and father and four bedridden grandparents.

Charlie Bucket

In the 1971 film adaptation Charlie has a paper delivery round after school. He is curious and interested in Willy Wonka and his chocolate factory. He gets one chocolate bar a year for his birthday. In the 1964 novel, he keeps every chocolate bar in a wooden box to save it so it lasts about a month.

He soon realizes Willy Wonka's factory will be opened to five children who find a Golden Ticket in an ordinary Wonka bar. He finds out that a greedy boy named Augustus Gloop found the first Golden Ticket, spoiled brat Veruca Salt finding the second, preteen gum chewer Violette Beauregarde finding the third and television crazed boy Mike Teavee finding the fourth.

One evening, as the Golden Ticket craze dies down, Charlie finds some money on the sidewalk and buys a chocolate bar. Regardless of the golden ticket inside (in novel and 2005 film adaptation), he finds it and he rushes home, surprised. The next day (Feb 1st novel and 2005 film) (Oct 1st 1971 film), Mr. Wonka greets the children and their guardians into the factory. However, the rest of the children disappear due to their bad behavior and Charlie ends up being the only one left. Mr. Wonka then says he needs an heir and he lets Charlie bring his family too (except in the 2005 film adaptation he doesn't immediately let his family to come as well).

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