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21. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Mr Willy Wonka can make marshmallows that taste of violets, and rich caramels
that change color every ten seconds as you suck them, and little feathery
sweets that melt away deliciously the moment you put them between your lips.
He can make chewing gum that never loses its taste, and candy balloons that
you can blow up to enormous sizes before you pop them with a pin and gobble
them up. And, by a most secret method, he can make lovely little blue birds’
eggs with black spots on them, and when you put one of these in your mouth, it
gradually gets smaller and smaller until suddenly there is nothing left except
a tiny little pink sugary baby bird sitting at the tip of your tongue.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a classic work of children’s
literature by Roald Dahl. It tells the story of Charlie Bucket and his visit
to the fantabulous chocolate factory run by the reclusive Willy Wonka. Chris
and Suzanne explore how the book distinguishes between hunger and gluttony,
how it marks the bodies of children with their sins like some medieval
morality tale, and how parts of the story are tied up with colonialist
fantasies. All in time for (American) Thanksgiving!
Show Notes.
Roald Dahl: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
[Bookshop.]
The Roald Dahl box set that Chris has been gorging
on. Includes, in particular, Matilda and
Boy.
His short story “Royal Jelly” is found in Cruelty
(among other collections).
Our episodes on Little Women, the
Metamorphoses, the
Inferno, and How to Cook a
Wolf and A Moveable
Feast.
An interview with Joseph Schindelman, who illustrated the first edition of
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Roald Dahl was apparently not a great person.
Prudentius: Psychomachia. [More
info.]
Early (racist) versions of the Oompa-Loompas.
Next time: Toni Morrison: Beloved.
Support The Spouter-Inn on Patreon if you
can, please. Thanks!
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By Suzanne Conklin Akbari and Chris Piuma
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Mr Willy Wonka can make marshmallows that taste of violets, and rich caramels
that change color every ten seconds as you suck them, and little feathery
sweets that melt away deliciously the moment you put them between your lips.
He can make chewing gum that never loses its taste, and candy balloons that
you can blow up to enormous sizes before you pop them with a pin and gobble
them up. And, by a most secret method, he can make lovely little blue birds’
eggs with black spots on them, and when you put one of these in your mouth, it
gradually gets smaller and smaller until suddenly there is nothing left except
a tiny little pink sugary baby bird sitting at the tip of your tongue.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a classic work of children’s
literature by Roald Dahl. It tells the story of Charlie Bucket and his visit
to the fantabulous chocolate factory run by the reclusive Willy Wonka. Chris
and Suzanne explore how the book distinguishes between hunger and gluttony,
how it marks the bodies of children with their sins like some medieval
morality tale, and how parts of the story are tied up with colonialist
fantasies. All in time for (American) Thanksgiving!
Show Notes.
Roald Dahl: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
[Bookshop.]
The Roald Dahl box set that Chris has been gorging
on. Includes, in particular, Matilda and
Boy.
His short story “Royal Jelly” is found in Cruelty
(among other collections).
Our episodes on Little Women, the
Metamorphoses, the
Inferno, and How to Cook a
Wolf and A Moveable
Feast.
An interview with Joseph Schindelman, who illustrated the first edition of
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Roald Dahl was apparently not a great person.
Prudentius: Psychomachia. [More
info.]
Early (racist) versions of the Oompa-Loompas.
Next time: Toni Morrison: Beloved.
Support The Spouter-Inn on Patreon if you
can, please. Thanks!
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