‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Is the Seven Deadly Sins
By India Kushner on August 23, 2012
Ready to have your mind blown? Seven characters from Roald Dahl’s classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory represent the seven deadly sins.
1. Augustus Gloop is gluttony:
He’s either eating or thinking about eating. And his name rhymes with poop.
2. Veruca Salt is greed:
She’s a spoiled brat who always wants more.
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3. Violet Beauregarde is pride:
She’s always boasting.
4. Mike Teavee is sloth:
He sits and watches TV all the time.
5. Grandpa Joe is envy:
He wants what Wonka has (the factory) and Charlie has (the ticket).
6. Charlie is lust:
Not the sexual kind, but the intense desire.
7. … and Wonka is wrath:
He punishes everyone for their flaws.
