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Charlie Bucket

This character is the protagonist and titular character of the novel. This character is a young boy who lives with his mother, his father, and his two sets of grandparents. When this character finds a dollar bill on the street one day, he buys two chocolate bars, one of which contains the fifth golden ticket.

Mr. Bucket

This character is the father of the novel's protagonist. This character works at a toothpaste factory, but once he is laid off from his job, the family struggles to make ends meet.

Mr. Wonka

This character owns the chocolate factory at the center of the narrative. This character is eccentric and smart, and he has a highly-developed sense of what justice and morality look like in the real world.

Grandpa Joe

This character is 96 and a half years old at the time of the narrative's events. This character has spent...

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