Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a children's fictional story written by Roald Dahl in 1964. It tells the story of a young boy living in abject poverty who remains faithful and true and wins a trip to a Chocolate Factory. He and the 4 other children who accompany him on the tour are taken to the marvelous factory, where they encounter many wonders while their own childish weaknesses are exposed. The book is very dark, as it explores aspects of childhood like selfishness, stubbornness, greed, and insensitivity to others. The "hero" of the book, Willy Wonka, is a strange, dark recluse who clearly dislikes children and seems to delight in their exposure as brats.

The book has been made into three movies: a popular version in 1971 titled "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory", a less popular version in 2005 under the name of the book, and a 2023 prequel titled "Wonka" that tells Willy Wonka's origin story. Roald Dahl expressed disappointment with how the 1971 movie turned out and thus refused to let the sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, be adapted into a movie.