Charlie Bucket

Charles "Charlie" Buckett is the protagonist and title character of Roald Dahl's novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, its sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, and the 1965 and 2005 film adaptations of the former.
==Background==
Charlie Buckett is a boy of eleven years old and comes from a poor family. He lives in a small house with his parents, Hellen and Nathan, and his four grandparents: Grandpa Joe, Grandma Josephine, Grandpa George and Grandma Georgina.
===Personality===
Unlike the other five children, Charlie is not spoiled or rotten and is sweet-natured and kind. One of the five lucky ticket winners to be able to visit Willy Wanka's chocolate factory, Charlie is a generous and caring individual who falls in love with the factory Willy Wonka has, claiming it to be "beautiful" when he first sees it. Not having wealth or power, Charlie is happy with his family and believes that family comes first, even telling Wonka in the 2005 film, says that he wouldn't trade it for all the chocolate in the world. Being the most sensible of the five kids, and is truly kind, sweet, patient and generous towards his friends.
===Appearance===
Though its not explicitly stated, Charlie is sometimes given blonde or brown hair. He is also eleven to twelve years old in most of the adaptations.
==Books==
=== Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ===
===Charlie and the Glass Elevator===
==Films==
===Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory===
===Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)===
In Tim Burton's rendition of the film, Charlie is portrayed as British, while in the book his ethnicity is not revealed. Charlie was instrumental in Mr. Wonka reconciling with his father and later, becomes business partners with Wonka while also letting his family move into the factory as well. 
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