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"Candy doesn't have to have a point, that's why it's candy."
— Charlie

Charlie Bucket is the titular main protagonist of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), portrayed by Freddie Highmore.

He finds the fifth Golden Ticket and is the only child that isn’t rotten, possibly partially due to growing up in poverty.

Background[]

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The Bucket family house

He lives in a misshapen house close to Willy Wonka's factory. His mother is Helen Bucket, and his father is William Bucket who works at the local toothpaste factory. His four grandparents are Grandpa Joe, Grandma Josephine, Grandpa George and Grandma Georgina.

Charlie enjoys chocolate, but can only afford to buy one chocolate bar a year. He is working on a replica of Willy Wonka's factory using toothpaste caps.

Film[]

At the end, he moves into Willy Wonka's factory with a copy of his house built inside.

Appearance[]

Charlie has pale skin, brown hair and blue eyes. He‘s skinnier. He‘s taller than the 4 recipients, but shorter than his mom, dad, his aunt and grandparents.

Trivia[]

  • In the 1964 book, his paternal grandparents are Joe and Josephine, and his maternal grandparents are George and Georgina. However, in the 1971 film, Joe is his maternal grandparent and in the 2005 film, George is his paternal grandparent.
  • In Charlie's bedroom, there seems to be wrappers of every Wonka bar he has ever eaten on the wall (four of them) as well as a sketch of the chocolate factory.
  • Charlie was the only child who didn't get eliminated or had a song.
  • Charlie was the only child who didn't leave the factory by the main gate.
  • Charlie was the only child who brought a grandparent to accompany him on the tour, rather than a parent.
  • He was treated rudely by Augustus Gloop and Violet Beauregarde, indirectly by Mike Teavee, and never interacted with Veruca Salt.
  • He was born sometime during winter.[citation needed]
  • In real life, his actor was born on Valentine's Day.

Quotes[]

  • "It's my candy bar, and I'll do what I want with it." (insisting on sharing his birthday present with his family)
  • "I wouldn’t give up my family for anything. Not for all the chocolate in the world."

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