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'Wonka' movie holds remnants of novel's racist past

  • Written by Meisha Lohmann, Lecturer in English Literature, Binghamton University, State University of New York
'Wonka' movie holds remnants of novel's racist pastA storyline in the forthcoming 'Wonka' movie is that the central character can change a dutiful young girl's life.Warner Bros.

Several years ago, I made a visit to a local book sale and came across a rare 1964 edition of Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” Popular in its own right, the novel has also served as the...

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