The idea of karma resonates heavily within Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The children that do bad things have bad things happen to them. On the flip side, Charlie, who is a very good boy, has great things happen to him. He is kind and brave, and owns up to his errors. At the end of the book, Wonka bequeaths Charlie his factory. Each of the other children receives a punishment that has something to do with their vice. Augustus Gloop, the terrible glutton, gets stuck in a pipe after falling into a chocolate river. Violet Beauregard, the gum-chewer, gets turned into a human blueberry after eating an experimental piece of bubble gum. Veruca Salt, the spoiled brat, gets sent down a garbage chute after she doesn’t get what she wants. Finally, Mike Teavee, obsessed with electronics, is shrunk when he tries to teleport through a TV. These painful punishments are what the bad people have earned. Charlie, being the only good and kind child, gets the only reward. The other good people, namely Charlie’s family, all receive the reward of a place to live and unlimited food and care. Their perseverance in their poor stage gave them hope, which led to them being heavily rewarded.