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Augustus Gloop is the glutton of the five main child characters in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory fictional story written for children. He is the first of the children to find the golden ticket that signifies one's invitation to the factory. He is also the first of the child characters to be effectively kicked out for drinking out of Mr. Wonka's chocolate river, getting sucked up a large pipe, and nearly getting turned into a rather fetching chocolate.

His nationality isn't mentioned in the book, but both film versions portray him as German (in the 1971 film, he is from Düsselhiem, in 2005, from Düsseldorf). Interestingly, his parents are similar in both versions. In the 1971 version, the entire family is obese; his father is seen only once, eating a television microphone. His mother is the parent who accompanies him to the Chocolate Factory and is perhaps an overly doting parent, as suggested in the novel. The 2005 version portrays her similarly. In both versions, his father is a butcher who is just as gluttonous as his son. His mother in the 1971 film, however, tells him to "save some room for later", meaning that she is limiting her son's food consumption.

Augustus, as mentioned by the Oompa-Loompas, is a nincompoop, or idiot. He is also a very greedy and porky character.

Different versions of Augustus

Gloop is perhaps portrayed most uniformly between all three versions. He is a stereotypical "fat kid" who is always seen eating large quantities of sweets and chocolate. The reason he was the first to find a Golden Ticket is always said to be because he always bought large amounts of chocolate anyway.

However, there are some differences. In the 1971 film, he has decent table manners, and is very polite and nice to Charlie and the other children (in other words, his gluttony is his only fault), and he isn't as round as he is in the book and 2005 movie. In the 2005 film, Augustus's face is seemingly-perpetually covered in chocolate (as well as everything he eats in the Chocolate Room) and he also acts cruelly to Charlie.

The four naughty children appear to parallel four (or possibly five) of the Seven Deadly Sins. In this case, Augustus naturally represents gluttony.

Augustus seems to be quite unintelligent. He does not speak as much as the other children, mostly stuffing his face with chocolate. In the 2005 film, he is present during his own song, but appears to understand none of it. He struggles around inside the pipe, although he does not want to get carried away by the candy.

In the book, Augustus is squeezed to as thin as a straw, perhaps gaining his poundage back later. In the first movie it is not shown what happens to him after shooting up the pipe. In the 2005 film it shows him a bit skinnier but still as fat as ever, and probably combined with the chocolate.

Augustus' fate

His fate in the 1971 film isn't known apart from Willy Wonka's insistence that all four bad children would be okay. In the novel his body shape is altered dramatically: he becomes extremely thin from being squeezed in the pipe. In the 2005, film his body shape is altered to be slightly narrower from being squeezed in the pipe and he is covered in chocolate (and possibly combined with it). Augustus is still as gluttonous as ever; his mother begs him not to eat his fingers ("But I taste so good."). As mentioned before, his body shape is still incredibly fat, but he may have now been partly combined with chocolate.

He is played by Michael Bollner in the 1971 film adaptation of the book. Philip Wiegratz potrays him in the 2005 film adaptation.

Augustus Gloop Song

Plot

The Augustus Gloop Song is the first Oompa-Loompa song in the book and its subsequent film versions. It is sung in the Chocolate Room after Augustus is sent up the pipe.

What it talks about

The original song talks about how repulsive Augustus is and what he will go through in the Strawberry-flavored chocolate-coated fudge machine. The 1971 version talks about what happens if one overeats. The 2005 version restored some of Dahl's original lyrics; it reassures the group that Augustus will be unharmed, but he will be altered.

Times sung

The original song is performed after Augustus' parents are taken from the Chocolate Room. The 1971 version is played after Mrs. Gloop is taken out. The 2005 song is performed when Augustus is stuck three fourths through the pipe. It also features a synchronized swimming sequence.

In the 2005 film, all the songs are done in a different musical style. Augustus's song is similar to a Bombay percussion musical.

Portion of lyrics

Book

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