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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
imageA 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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