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Mrs. Bucket
Grandpa George is Mrs. Bucket’s father, Charlie’s grandfather, and Grandma Georgina’s husband. Like all of Charlie’s grandparents, Grandpa George is very old and has spent the last 20 years in bed. Though Grandpa George is kind and loves Charlie, he tends to be a bit more pessimistic about the possibility of anything good happening to the family—such as Charlie winning a Golden Ticket.
Grandpa George Quotes in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Charlie and the Chocolate Factory quotes below are all either spoken by Grandpa George or refer to Grandpa George. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1 Quotes
Mr. Bucket, however hard he worked, and however fast he screwed on the caps, was never able to make enough to buy one-half of the things that so large a family needed. There wasn’t even enough money to buy proper food for them all. The only meals they could afford were bread and margarine for breakfast, boiled potatoes and cabbage for lunch, and cabbage soup for supper. Sundays were a bit better. They all looked forward to Sundays because then, although they had exactly the same, everyone was allowed a second helping.
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The narrator is introducing the Bucket family and establishing how impoverished the Buckets are. Mr. Bucket, the only employed adult in the family, can’t earn enough money to support his family of seven—six adults and Charlie, a little boy. The way that the narrator describes the Buckets’ poverty makes it seem that they’re doing all they can, but there’s little hope that they’ll ever be able to improve their economic status. Rather, Mr. Bucket—and by extension, his entire family—is at the mercy of an employment system that will force him to work harder and harder while still earning very little Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Lib
Chapter 2 Quotes
He was the only bright thing in their lives, and his evening visits were something that they looked forward to all day long. Often, Charlie’s mother and father would come in as well, and stand by the door, listening to the stories that the old people told; and thus, for perhaps half an hour every night, this room would become a happy place, and the whole family would forget that it was hungry and poor.
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The narrator explains how, every evening, Charlie goes into his grandparents’ room to listen to them tell stories. This ritual becomes a way for Charlie’s family to emotionally escape from their poverty. The narrator implies that Charlie’s family has nothing fun or engaging to do in the evenings, aside from spending time together and listening to stories. This makes several points: first, it suggests that Charlie’s family isn’t necessarily less happy or less fulfilled because they’re poor. They set an example of something that the novel suggests is desirable: without anything else to distract them (such as television or sweets), Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neq
Chapter 5 Quotes
“Wouldn’t it be something, Charlie, to open a bar of candy and see a Golden Ticket glistening inside!”
“It certainly would, Grandpa. But there isn’t a hope,” Charlie said sadly. “I only get one bar a year.”
“You never know darling,” said Grandma Georgina. “It’s your birthday next week. You have as much chance as anybody else.”
“I’m afraid that simply isn’t true,” said Grandpa George. “The kids who are going to find the Golden Tickets are the ones who can afford to buy candy bars every day. Our Charlie only gets one a year. There isn’t a hope.”
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Mr. Bucket has just read his family the announcement in the newspaper saying that Mr. Wonka has hidden five Golden Tickets in five Wonka bars, and Grandpa Joe is excited that Charlie might have a hope of finding one. In this passage, Grandpa Joe shows just how hopeful and excited he is. The novel suggests that Grandpa Joe is more childlike than Charlie’s other three grandparents (and in this passage, Grandma Georgina is also more childlike, though she behaves more like the other grandparents for most of the rest of the novel). To Grandpa Joe, the world is a place Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis. Ut minima autem. Modi omnis iure. Sint qui qui. Qui similique praesentium. Ex consequatur magnam. Aliquid iste enim. Sequi aut maxime. Adipisci voluptate et. Voluptas suscipit alias. In et eveniet. Eaque et repellendus. Dolores aut volupta
Chapter 10 Quotes
“That child,” said Grandpa Joe, poking his head up from under the blanket one icy morning, “that child has got to have more food. It doesn’t matter about us. We’re too old to bother with. But a growing boy! He can’t go on like this! He’s beginning to look like a skeleton!”
“What can one do?” murmured Grandma Josephine miserably. “He refuses to take any of ours. I hear his mother tried to slip her own piece of bread onto his plate at breakfast this morning, but he wouldn’t touch it. He made her take it back.”
“He’s a fine fellow,” said Grandpa George. “He deserves better than this.”
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Several weeks after Mr. Bucket loses his job and the Bucket family begins to starve, Charlie’s grandparents discuss what to do about Charlie—the one person in the family, they believe, who actually needs more food. The simple fact that Charlie’s family members are willing to give up their own meals in order to help him survive shows just how loyal the Buckets are to one another. Grandpa Joe makes it seem like giving up his food is inconsequential—it’s just what the grandparents should do, in his opinion. Moreover, Grandma Josephine also makes it clear that it’s not just the grandparents Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis. Ut minima autem. Modi omnis iure. Sint qui qui. Qui similique praesentium. Ex consequatur magnam. Aliquid iste enim. Sequi aut maxime. Adipisci
Chapter 30 Quotes
“I’m afraid my mother won’t come with us,” Charlie said sadly.
“Why ever not?”
“Because she won’t leave Grandma Josephine and Grandma Georgina and Grandpa George.”
“But they must come too.”
“They can’t,” Charlie said. “They’re very old and they haven’t been out of bed for twenty years.”
“Then we’ll take the bed along as well, with them in it,” said Mr. Wonka. “There’s plenty of room in this elevator for a bed.”
“You couldn’t get the bed out of the house,” said Grandpa Joe. “It won’t go through the door.”
“You mustn’t despair!” cried Mr. Wonka. “Nothing is impossible! You watch!”
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Mr. Wonka has just offered to let Charlie come live at the factory, now that he’s going to inherit it—along with the rest of Charlie’s family. Though Charlie shares Mr. Wonka’s willingness to look at the world with awe and wonder, Charlie is still practical and sensible. He thinks that there are things that just aren’t going to happen—such as convincing Mrs. Bucket that she should abandon the grandparents to their bed and come with him to the chocolate factory. With this, Charlie makes it clear that his family members are very loyal to one another. Even the draw of Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis. Ut min
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Grandpa George Character Timeline in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The timeline below shows where the character Grandpa George appears in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
...Mr. Bucket’s parents. The other two old people, also in bed, are Mrs. Bucket’s parents, Grandpa George and Grandma Georgina. Mr. and Mrs. Bucket have a son too, named Charlie. (Charlie is...
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Chapter 5
...great marketing scheme. And, Grandpa Joe says, it would be so exciting to find one. Grandpa George says that it would be great to get enough candy to last a lifetime, but...
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...Charlie that his birthday is next week, so he has a chance like anyone else. Grandpa George , though, insists that Charlie has no chance. He can’t afford to buy candy every...
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Chapter 6
...loud, Grandma Josephine and Georgina scoff that Augustus and Mrs. Gloop are “revolting” and “repulsive.” Grandpa George wonders who will get the remaining four tickets. Suddenly, the whole world seems caught up...
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Chapter 8
...are “brats” these days. Mrs. Bucket says that not all kids behave like that, and Grandpa George notes that there’s still one ticket left. Grandma Georgina is certain that the child who...
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Chapter 10
...Bucket tried to give Charlie extra bread this morning, but Charlie refused to take it. Grandpa George notes that Charlie deserves better.
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Chapter 30
...elevator crashes through the roof. Grandma Georgina faints, Grandma Josephine’s false teeth fall out, and Grandpa George hides under his blanket. Mr. Bucket and Mrs. Bucket rush to see what happened. Charlie...
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...day—and that they’re going to live in a chocolate factory. Grandma Josephine, Grandma Georgina, and Grandpa George refuse to go, so Mr. Wonka, Grandpa Joe, and Charlie push the bed into the...
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