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The Great Glass Elevator

This object symbolizes the dangers inherent in adventure. Mr. Wonka invented this object so that he could travel to any location, even one located out in space. Due to this object's ability to take its user into even the most perilous of situations, it represents the risks that come with adventurous endeavors.

Heatproof Metal

This object symbolizes human ingenuity. In Chapter 8, Mr. Wonka explains that this material is the element that keeps humans' space capsules from bursting into flames. In contrast, the Vermicious Knids' lack of this material keeps them from being able to enter earth's atmosphere without dying in a fiery blaze.

Elevator Button

Every one of these objects represents the element of chance, since none carries any marking, color, or other trait that causes it to differ from any other of its kind. Therefore, the users of this object must rely on...

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