Give a brief description of Grandpa Joe and Mr. Wonka.

Wonka is a chocolatier, and one of Dahl’s most famous characters. Wonka is exceedingly eccentric, with many odd qualities. Wonka confuses most of the people who meet him, but Charlie is fascinated. Wonka loves nonsense and mischief, but can’t abide ugliness. Wonka is described as full of life. In the book, Wonka has a goatee and bright, mischievous eyes. Wonka is fantastically bizarre, and remembered as one of Dahl’s most famous characters. He is also well traveled, having been to space. Wonka also visited Loompa Land, which was where he met the mysterious Oompa Loompas.

Grandpa Joe is Charlie’s grandfather, Mr. Bucket’s father. He is the oldest of the grandparents, with his age put at 96 and a half. He tells Charlie many stories about Wonka’s factory and his secret worker, as he shares the same love of Wonka chocolate that Charlie does. Joe is married to Grandma Josephine. He loves to tell stories and very optimistic. In fact, he is the one who gives Charlie the money to buy another chocolate bar. In the beginning of the story, Grandpa Joe hasn’t been out of bed in years, but when it is revealed that Charlie has won a Golden Ticket, he leaps out of bed with the energy of a man a quarter of his age. As such, Grandpa Joe is the one who accompanies Charlie to the factory.