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Grandpa George
Mr. Salt is Veruca’s father and Mrs. Salt’s husband. A wealthy man who owns a peanut factory, Mr. Salt spoils Veruca and gives her everything she wants. Indeed, Mr. Salt procured a Golden Ticket for Veruca when she threw a fit screaming for one—and so he had the women who work in his factory unwrap candy bars instead of shelling peanuts until they found one. Whenever Veruca demands something, Mr. Salt agrees to get it for her; money isn’t an issue. He’s merely “cross” when trained squirrels push Veruca into the garbage chute in the Nut Room at Mr. Wonka’s factory, which hints that he doesn’t care very much about his daughter. When he and Mrs. Salt go in to check if Veruca is stuck in the chute, the squirrels push them both in.
Mr. Salt Quotes in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Charlie and the Chocolate Factory quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Salt or refer to Mr. Salt. 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 6 Quotes
“Oh, it was terrible! My little Veruca got more and more upset each day, and every time I went home she would scream at me, ‘Where’s my Golden Ticket! I want my Golden Ticket!’ And she would lie there for hours on the floor, kicking and yelling in the most disturbing way. Well, sir, I just hated to see my little girl feeling unhappy like that, so I vowed I would keep up the search until I’d got her what she wanted. Then suddenly… on the evening of the fourth day, one of my women workers yelled, ‘I’ve got it! A Golden Ticket!’” […]
“She needs a real good spanking,” said Grandma Georgina.
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In the Salt family’s interview with the newspaper after Mr. Salt finds a Golden Ticket for his daughter Veruca, Mr. Salt explains exactly how and why he found the Golden Ticket. This passage introduces Veruca’s vice: she’s extremely spoiled and selfish. Through her tantrums, Veruca demonstrates that she expects to get whatever she wants, when she wants it. But the novel also shows here that Veruca’s behavior doesn’t come out of nowhere—in fact, she likely learned her entitled behavior from her father, Mr. Salt. After all, Mr. Salt doesn’t scold Veruca for her tantrums or otherwise check her behavior. Rather, 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.
“I don’t think the girl’s father played it quite fair, Grandpa, do you?” Charlie murmured.
“He spoils her,” Grandpa Joe said. “And no good can ever come from spoiling a child like that, Charlie, you mark my words.”
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After hearing how Mr. Salt made the workers in his peanut factory unwrap Wonka bars until they found a Golden Ticket for Veruca, Charlie and Grandpa Joe take issue not with Veruca’s behavior, but with Mr. Salt’s. This is one of the novel’s clearest indicators that it’s a parent’s job to monitor a child’s behavior, and that it’s inappropriate to simply blame a child entirely for their behavior—good or bad. Charlie realizes that without Mr. Salt’s willingness to throw himself into finding Veruca a Golden Ticket, Veruca’s behavior wouldn’t have gotten her anywhere. She may have still thrown a tantrum, 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 earu
Chapter 16 Quotes
“Daddy!” shouted Veruca Salt (the girl who got everything she wanted). “Daddy! I want an Oompa-Loompa! I want you to get me an Oompa-Loompa! I want an Oompa-Loompa right away! I want to take it home with me! Go on, Daddy! Get me an Oompa-Loompa!”
“Now, now, my pet!” Her father said to her, “we mustn’t interrupt Mr. Wonka.”
“But I want an Oompa-Loompa!” screamed Veruca.
“All right, Veruca, all right. But I can’t get it for you this second. Please be patient. I’ll see you have one before the day is out.”
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After Mr. Wonka finishes explaining how the Oompa-Loompas came to work in his factory, Veruca Salt demands that her father, Mr. Salt, get her an Oompa-Loompa to take home with her. This illustrates how entitled Veruca is. She only has to learn of something (or someone’s) existence to decide that she wants it and demand that her father get it for her. She’s also interrupting Mr. Wonka and making this moment about her and what she wants—even though she’s in the middle of a group tour. So, in addition to showing that she’s entitled and selfish, she also shows here 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
Chapter 24 Quotes
For though she’s spoiled, and dreadfully so,
A girl can’t spoil herself, you know.
Who spoiled her, then? Ah, who indeed?
Who pandered to her every need?
Who turned her into such a brat?
Who are the culprits? Who did that?
Alas! You needn’t look so far
To find out who these sinners are.
They are (and this is very sad)
Her loving parents, MUM and DAD.
And that is why we’re glad they fell
Into the garbage chute as well.
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After Mr. Wonka’s trained squirrels throw Veruca and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Salt, down the garbage chute, the Oompa-Loompas sing another song detailing what readers and the remaining children should learn from Veruca’s fate. Through their song, the Oompa-Loompas back up what Charlie’s grandparents have been saying all along: that spoiled kids are no fun to be around, but it’s not entirely their fault that they’re spoiled. Rather, it was their parents’ mistakes that turned them into “brats,” and in turn, it’s a parent’s responsibility to keep their children from becoming as spoiled as Veruca. Throughout the novel, Charlie’s 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 c
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Mr. Salt Character Timeline in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Salt appears in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 6
...On the front page is a picture of Veruca, sitting between her mother and father. Mr. Salt , her father, told the paper exactly how he found the ticket: he’s in the...
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...Georgina suggests that Veruca could benefit from being spanked. To Grandpa Joe, Charlie murmurs that Mr. Salt didn’t get the ticket fairly. Grandpa Joe says that Mr. Salt spoils Veruca, and it...
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Chapter 16
Veruca Salt interrupts Mr. Wonka’s explanation to shout that she wants an Oompa-Loompa. Mr. Salt first tells Veruca not to interrupt, but then promises that he’ll get her one by...
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Chapter 18
Veruca Salt tells Mr. Salt that she wants a boat just like this and Oompa-Loompas to row her around. Grandpa...
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Chapter 23
...says that the Oompa Loompas enjoy butterscotch and soda, as well as buttergin and tonic. Mr. Salt expresses his approval. Then, he leads the group to a staircase and slides down the...
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Chapter 24
...assures Veruca she can have one later, but Veruca says she wants a trained squirrel. Mr. Salt steps up, pulls out his wallet, and asks Mr. Wonka what he wants for a...
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...Oompa-Loompas won’t light it today. Mrs. Salt yells that this has gone too far, and Mr. Salt says that this is ridiculous and that he’s “cross.” Mr. Wonka assures him that Veruca...
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...her into a “brat.” This is why the Oompa-Loompas are glad that Mrs. Salt and Mr. Salt fell down the garbage chute, too.
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Chapter 29
...as a straw.” Violet is back to her normal size, but she’s still purple. Veruca, Mr. Salt , and Mrs. Salt are all covered in garbage, while Mike Teavee is 10 feet...
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