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PUBLISHER: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1972.
AUTHOR: Roald Dahl
ISBN: 985687454100
Description
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator is a children’s fantasy novel by Roald Dahl and the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The story continues the wild adventures of Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka as they blast off in the giant glass elevator into outer space.
Plot summary
- A family road trip to space: The story begins right where the previous book left off. Charlie, his parents, Grandpa Joe, and Willy Wonka are all inside the Great Glass Elevator. When Wonka presses the wrong button, the elevator shoots into orbit instead of simply returning to the factory, launching the family on an unexpected space adventure.
- Battling aliens: While in space, the group encounters the hostile, shape-changing Vermicious Knids, who have taken over the newly launched American space hotel. Charlie and Wonka must use their wit and the advanced capabilities of the glass elevator to outsmart the creatures and rescue the humans trapped in the hotel’s commuter capsule.
- A quest to restore youth: After returning to the chocolate factory, Wonka discovers that Charlie’s other three bedridden grandparents still refuse to get out of bed. He gives them a rejuvenating medicine called Wonka-Vite, but they overdose, causing chaos. Two become babies, and one disappears completely after becoming “minus-aged”. Charlie and Wonka must travel to a surreal place called “Minusland” to retrieve her.
- Honored by the president: After all the space chaos is resolved, the group receives a letter from the President of the United States, who invites them to the White House to thank them for their heroics. The prospect of the trip is enough to finally get the last of the grandparents to jump out of bed.
Key themes and tone
- Imagination and adventure: The book is a fast-paced, imaginative joyride that expands the world of Charlie Bucket beyond the chocolate factory and into outer space.
- Consequences of bad behavior: Similar to the first book, the novel subtly addresses themes of greed and selfishness through the consequences faced by the rude and ungrateful grandparents.
- Political satire: The book includes some satirical commentary on politics, particularly the American space program of the 1970s, which is aimed more at adult readers.
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