Definition
- misogynist1 (noun)
- 1. Someone who hates women.
Evidence
Quotes
- Grandpa Joe: She wants a good kick in the pants.2
- Grandpa Joe tries to push his way onto the Wonkatania first.
Mister Salt: Ladies first and that means my Veruca.
Grandpa Joe: If she's a lady, I'm a vermicious knid3 - Charlie: Why doesn't she listen to Mr. Wonka?
Grandpa Joe: Because Charlie, she's a nitwit!4 - Violet (as she turns into a blueberry): I feel funny.
Grandpa Joe: I'm not surprised.5 - Grandpa Joe: Ah, Mr. Salt finally got what he wanted.
Charlie: What's that?
Grandpa Joe: Varuca went first.6
Observations
- In another example of his disdain for women, Grandpa Joe ignores his daughter-in-laws wishes and encourages Charlie to believe his one candy bar is likely to be a winner because He wants it more...7
- Grandpa Joe once again finds a chance to badmouth a young lady, this time explaining that Veruca needs a good kick in the pants8
Analysis
There is no shortage of contempible characters in the story. In fact, one could argue that only the Bucket family (with the obvious exception of Grandpa Joe himself) is above reproach. That said, Grandpa Joe and Charlie encounter and/or observe a great many people, but Grandpa Joe only insults the women.
He doesn't say anything derogatory about the fast-talking Sam Beauregard, the seemingly mad Wonka, or even the vile Slugworth9. He heaps all his invective on women throughout the story. It seems clear he has little use for women even though he has, apparently, depended on one to feed and clothe him for more than twenty years.
Bad enough that he holds these attitudes, but he even advocates his violent tendencies to Charlie, suggesting that Veruca could benefit from a well-placed boot.
Footnotes and Sources
- Arbor Media, Inc., AllWords.Com.
Copyright © 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 AllSites.com, Inc. - Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (New York: Puffin Books, 1998) p. 83
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971, Mel Stuart, US, 100 mins).
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971, Mel Stuart, US, 100 mins).
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971, Mel Stuart, US, 100 mins).
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971, Mel Stuart, US, 100 mins).
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971, Mel Stuart, US, 100 mins).
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971, Mel Stuart, US, 100 mins).
- At one point, he does describe Slugworth as the worst when it comes to spying on Wonka, but he doesn't actually express disapproval of the activity.