ourblog

“Charlie and the chocolate factory” is set in a chocolate factory, Willy Wonka’s factory. It isn’t known the city or the place where the factory is. This factory is very special because it has Ompaa-Loompas instead of workers and chocolate is not made in a traditional way.

The author tries to show how the social class influences the behaviour of some people. Charlie and his family are poor but the other four children have a higher social class and they are self-centred, mean and they have always what they want. In the end only Charlie wins the prize and the four children are given a lesson by Wonka’s factory. So I think that the author wants to criticise this behaviour and this kind of people.  

My favourite character is Willy Wonka because he doesn’t care what people say about him and he lives in his own world. Moreover, he makes the book funny and entertaining. He was also the character that made me learn new vocabulary such as “dumbfounded” or “flabbergasted”. I don’t know people like Willy Wonka and I think there’s no one like him, however, the children and their parents are a good example that show the bad behaviour that children have nowadays. Parents don’t know how to bring up their children because they think that punishment is the wrong way; and because of that, their children are self-centred and mean.

The characters don’t change in the story, they represent a role until the end of the story, and it doesn’t change. I would recommend it to people who like fantasy. I think that the book is funny and original. I prefer the book than the film because with the book you can imagine the story, the factory although in my opinion Johnny Depp plays a very good role in the film.

Damon Albarn has been the lead singer of several bands. He was born in Whitechapel (London) in 1968. When he was a child he used to take part in all the school performances despite being the worst actor in the world (as he said later). He studied violin and piano to become a good composer. As a teenager he was shy and sensitive, he didn’t have friends until he met Graham Coxon who played the saxophone and the bass.

They had a very close relationship and they formed a band called “The Aftermath” without much success. Then, Damon and Graham took different ways. In the college Damon started again in the music industry with two mates and they decided to form “Circus”, an indie band. Those mates left the band so Damon offered Graham and two friends (Dave and Alex) to join in the band.

They decided to change the sound of the band and they were called “Seymour”. But because o this sound developement they changed the name again to “Blur” in 1989 and they became one of the most important Britpop bands. Its first album was “Lisure”. Albums like “Parklife” or “Modern life is rubbish” gave them an enormous success and some music awards. In 2002 Graham left the band and “Blur” split up.

In 2003 Damon formed “Gorillaz”, which combines electronic and indie music, with his friend Jamie Hewlett. Gorillaz is a virtual band where all its components are cartoons; Damon is the lead singer but he has never appeared in the videoclips or in the concerts, instead of him, 4 virtual members sing and play the instruments. This idea came into Damon’s mind because he were fed up with public life. Gorillaz has published a new album recently called “Damon days”.

Nowadays Damon has a new band with the guitarist of “The Who” called “The good the bad and the queen” whose sound has a low beat. They only play in pubs and in small locals.