Only once a year, on his birthday, did Charlie Bucket ever get to taste a bit of chocolate.

Twice a day, on his way to and from school, little Charlie Bucket had to walk right past the gates of the factory.

It began very suddenly one morning just as Charlie Bucket was getting dressed for school.

Charlie Bucket found himself standing in a long corridor that stretched away in front of him as far as he could see.

The old man was sitting in the back of the boat and little Charlie Bucket was right beside him.

Charlie Bucket stared around the gigantic room in which he now found himself.

Charlie Bucket, saddened that he has no money, stares through the window as the owner sings about candy.

I feel like Charlie Bucket and resist the urge to order one of everything just to see what would happen.

Charlie Bucket: Charlie is the main character in the story.

Charlie Bucket is a kind, loving boy who lives in poverty with his mother, father, and four bedridden grandparents.