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Veruca Salt is a character from the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, written by Roald Dahl. She appears in the two film adaptations, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971), and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). In the 1971 adaptation, she is portrayed by Julie Dawn Cole; in the 2005 adaptation, she is portrayed by Julia Winter. Veruca is the only child of the wealthy couple, Henry/Rupert Salt and Angina Salt (a geography teacher in the revised book only, and named Henrietta in the 1971 film), and is a terribly spoiled brat. Veruca is the second child to find a ticket, and the third to misbehave and get thrown out of the tour. She is an only child and gets whatever she wants even if she doesnt need it. For other uses, see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (disambiguation). ... Roald Dahl (IPA: ) (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short story author and screenwriter of Norwegian parentage, famous as a writer for both children and adults. ... Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a musical film adaptation of Roald Dahls classic book for children Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. ... Not to be confused with the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. ... Julie being interviewed for the Pure Imagination documentary Julie as Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Julie Dawn Cole (26 October 1957 - Guildford, Surrey) is a British actress who first appeared as Veruca Salt, the spoilt daughter of Roy Kinnear in the 1971 movie, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate... Julia Winter Julia Winter as Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Julia Winter (born 1993-03-17) is a Swedish-born actress who grew up in London, England, in the United Kingdom. ... In economics wealth of a person or nation is the value of assets owned minus the value of liabilities owed (to foreigners in the case of a nation) at a point in time. ... For other uses, see Brat. ...

In all three versions, Mr. Salt, Veruca's father (called "Daddy" by Veruca in all three adaptations of the story), is the affluent CEO, owner, and founder of a nut packaging and refining corporation. When Veruca announces that she wants (and must have) a Golden Ticket, her father buys thousands of Wonka Bars and makes his factory workers open them for her. As three days pass, Veruca spends all of them impatiently kicking her legs about, while she screams about how she wants her Golden Ticket. Finally, a staff member finds the ticket, and, as Veruca's father describes it in the book, she is "all smiles again." She'll have a temper tantrum if she doesn't get what she wishes for, and her parents usually rush to give in to her desire. Mr. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... For other uses, see Nut (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Corporation (disambiguation). ... A Golden Ticket from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory A Golden Ticket as shown in the main titles of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory A Golden Ticket is a fictional item created by Roald Dahl in the 1964 novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. ... A regular Wonka Bar from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. ... A tantrum is an emotional outburst wherein higher brain functions are unable to stop the emotional expression of the lower (emotional and physical) brain functions. ...

Veruca Salt represents one or two of the Seven Deadly Sins: most notably greed. She is described in every incarnation as "spoiled rotten," and each story tells of how her parents have given in to her every whim and desire since the day she was born. As such, she is constantly asking for things whether or not she needs them, and seems to think she can take whatever she wants, whenever she wants it and insist that what she wants is more important then anything else at that given time. For example, in her various incarnations, she has asked for (or rather demanded) an Oompa Loompa (despite the fact that they are technically human) and one of Wonka's squirrels (geese in the 1971 film). She often begins most of her demands with "Daddy/Mummy, I want..." and when she isn't immediately catered to, she follows it up with a vicious and emphatic "NOW!" She also seems to have a slight connection to the sin of envy, such as in the 1971 film when she believes Violet received more gobstoppers than she did and subsequently tries to wrestle them away from her. She is likewise jealous whenever any of the children receive any sort of special gift or token that she herself does not receive, though this aspect of her personality is most apparent in the 1971 adaption of the film but not so much in the others. For other uses, see Cardinal sin (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Greed (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Envy (disambiguation). ...

For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Julie being interviewed for the Pure Imagination documentary Julie as Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Julie Dawn Cole (26 October 1957 - Guildford, Surrey) is a British actress who first appeared as Veruca Salt, the spoilt daughter of Roy Kinnear in the 1971 movie, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate... For other uses, see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links 2005VerucaSalt. ... Mr. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... Julia Winter Julia Winter as Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Julia Winter (born 1993-03-17) is a Swedish-born actress who grew up in London, England, in the United Kingdom. ...

Veruca Salt in the book and films

In each version, Veruca is portrayed as a girl that is mean, whose parents treat her as a queen and give her anything she wants, no matter how ridiculous the price or how outrageous the item is. In the book, she is described as "the daughter of rich parents" and in his profile on the official movie website she is described as the "heiress to the Salt nut fortune", further contributing to the fact that she is spoiled and bratty. At the start, Veruca's parents seem to view her as a sweet, innocent young lady; however, after being ambushed and dirtied in the factory, these opinions shift more toward reality and they act more like parents than servants. Veruca, in each version, also wears a dress despite fashion and culture conversions over time. Look up Queen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Nut (disambiguation). ... A parent is a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian // Mother This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Servant has a number of meaning: A servant is another word for domestic worker, a person who is hired to provide regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. ...

Book

In the original publication of the book, with illustrations by Quentin Blake, Veruca is portrayed as normal (her height is never specifically stated), with long blonde hair and a bow sitting on top. She is dressed in a frilly, pink and purple, tutu-like dress with pink gloves and red shoes with hearts on the toes. A mink coat completes her outfit. In the book, she is seen to behave like the "typical" spoiled brat, who kicks, screams, cries, and is generally demanding and mean, at least until she is given her desired thing. She also appears to be a bit whiny and immature at times. She is even nasty to both her parents. Her father seems to be aware of his daughter's bad behavior; he confesses to Mr. Wonka that he knows his daughter is "a bit of a frump" but simultaneously says that it's no reason for his daughter to be burned alive, on grounds that he and his wife love their daughter very much. For other uses, see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (disambiguation). ... Professor Quentin Saxby Blake, CBE (born December 16, 1932) is a British cartoonist and author. ... For the 1968 stage production, see Hair (musical), for the 1979 film, see Hair (film). ... Portrait of a woman wearing a heavily ruffled cap, 1789 . In sewing and dressmaking, a ruffle or frill is a strip of fabric, lace or ribbon tightly gathered or pleated on one edge and applied to a garment, bedding, curtain or other textile as a form of trimming. ... Performers wearing Tutus. ... For other uses, see Shoe (disambiguation). ... The heart and lungs, from an older edition of Grays Anatomy. ... This article is about the body part. ... For other uses, see Mink (disambiguation). ... Double-breasted coat, 1876 For other meanings than clothing, see Coat (Disambiguation) A coat (a term frequently interchangeable with jacket) is an outer garment worn by both men and women, for warmth and/ or fashion. ...

1971 film

In the 1971 film adaptation, Veruca Salt has slightly curly brown hair, which comes down to her shoulders. She wears a red dress with black buttons and a white collar folded outward; light-colored tights; and black heeled shoes. Played by 13-year-old Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca's now-famous song "I Want it Now" was actually filmed on Julie Dawn Cole's 13th birthday, and the room-wrecking took a total of 36 takes to film), she looks much older than she does in the book and other film and is starting to develop a womanly figure. She wanted to be the first ticket holder, as well as the first to enter the factory. Before entering the factory, Veruca wears a mink coat and a mink hat; she also says she has three other mink coats at her home in England. Veruca's mink coat in the 1971 film was made of real mink fur. The mink coat that she wore in the 2005 film was made of fake fur. For other uses, see Brown (disambiguation). ... This article is about the body part. ... Generally, a collar is something which goes around the neck. ... Julie being interviewed for the Pure Imagination documentary Julie as Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Julie Dawn Cole (26 October 1957 - Guildford, Surrey) is a British actress who first appeared as Veruca Salt, the spoilt daughter of Roy Kinnear in the 1971 movie, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A hat is an item of clothing which is worn on the head; a kind of headgear. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

Veruca is shown to be demanding, loud, and aggressive, sometimes resorting to threats and (in some cases) physical violence. For example, she refuses to attend school until she gets her ticket, and she shoves, pushes, and hits her father. While she isn't particularly nasty to her mother, Veruca's "target" is her father, since he is easier to coerce. However, in one scene, she is very polite, especially to Mr. Wonka. She seems to be more concerned for the welfare of others in this version as well, unlike in the book and 2005 film where she seems to not care at all. She says to her father after Augustus Gloop falls into the chocolate river, "How long is he going to stay down, daddy?" Also, when Violet's face turns blue and she begins to swell up into a blueberry, Veruca's eyes are wide and her mouth is agape. However, there are still notable instances in which he shows a more callous side. For example, when she complains about not finding the first Green Ticket, her father pleads with her to give him time, saying that he can't make the staff work any slower because they were already searching every day for five days straight from dawn to dusk at the time. Veruca immediately responds, "Make them work nights!!" Augustus Gloop is the glutton of the five main child characters in Roald Dahls Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. ...

Because Veruca is much more aggressive, greedy, and overall rotten in the 1653 adaptation than she is in either of her other incarnations, many see her as Charlie's primary rival for the prize, or rather the film's true "villain." She is the antithesis of every aspect of Charlie's personality: where he is kind, she is mean; where he is grateful due to his extreme poverty, she's spoiled rotten due to her wealth; while Charlie remains calm throughout all of his troubles, Veruca is a whirling vortex of emotion and anger. Indeed, Veruca on many occasions is shown to be downright callous to the other children and those around her.

In the 2005 film, however, her temper tantrums are significantly toned down, and instead her position of primary rival is transferred over to Mike Teavee, who in the new adaption is a violence-obsessed boy genius with lack of control over anger. Mike Teavee is a character in the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its subsequent films. ... This article is about the emotion. ...

2005 film

In the 2005 film adaptation, Veruca is played by 14-year-old Julia Winter, making Veruca herself a preteen. She appears very prim and neat, with brown hair pulled back with two fancy hair clips and styled in oversized ringlets. With her typical mink coat, she wears a pink and white dress with white tights, and black Mary Janes, carrying a little pink purse. She and her parents live in a mansion in Buckinghamshire, England. Her personality is neither whiny nor aggressive in this version, but rather calm and straight-forward (yet still impatient and demanding) about what she desires. Despite her snooty and arrogant demeanor, she can also be very sweet and charming when she believes it will benefit her. However, while waiting for her ticket, Veruca stomps her foot with great impatience and demands that she be given what she wants. Only when she is denied something does Veruca completely lose her cool. As in the 1971 movie, Veruca isn't particularly nasty to her mum (though her mum does roll her eyes after her daughter's impatient outburst), and her target is her dad. Also, she is very impatient and disobedient, as shown in various scenes of the film. She also is very ungrateful for the things that she gets or has; when her father hands her the golden ticket that his workers toiled to find for her, she does not say "thank you". Instead, she tells her father that she wants another pony. On the matter of the things that she already has, she states that all she "only" has, at home, is one pony, two dogs, four cats, six bunny rabbits, two parakeets, three canaries, a green parrot, a turtle, and "a silly old hamster", all of which are earlier gifts from her parents—a grand total of 21 pets. Most of these (sans pony) were also mentioned by Veruca in the book along with "a cage of white mice". Julia Winter Julia Winter as Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Julia Winter (born 1993-03-17) is a Swedish-born actress who grew up in London, England, in the United Kingdom. ... A ringlet is a girls hairstyle. ... Modern clog-style Mary Janes. ... For other uses, see Purse (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. ... Cheap Tickets redirects here. ... Thank You may mean: Look up thank you in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A Shetland Pony A pony is any of several horse breeds with a specific conformation and temperament. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. ... Binomial name Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Felis lybica invalid junior synonym The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) is a small carnivorous mammal. ... For other uses, see Rabbit (disambiguation). ... Budgerigar Parakeets A parakeet is a term for any one of a large number of unrelated small parrot species, mainly used for small long-tailed members of the Arini in the Americas, instead of Conure, and in Australia colloquially for many species. ... Systematics (but see below) Family Cacatuidae (cockatoos) Subfamily Microglossinae (Palm Cockatoo) Subfamily Calyptorhynchinae (dark cockatoos) Subfamily Cacatuinae (white cockatoos) Family Psittacidae (true parrots) Subfamily Loriinae (lories and lorikeets) Subfamily Psittacinae (typical parrots and allies) Tribe Arini (American psittacines) Tribe Cyclopsitticini (fig parrots) Tribe Micropsittini (pygmy parrots) Tribe Nestorini (kakas and... For other uses, see Turtle (disambiguation). ... Genera Mesocricetus Phodopus Cricetus Cricetulus Allocricetulus Cansumys Tscherskia Hamsters are rodents belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. ...

Veruca and Violet Mathews pretend to become friends, but each is clearly unimpressed by the other. (The girls who played them, Julia Winter and AnnaSophia Robb, became friends during filming of the movie. Coincidentally Julie Dawn Cole and Denise Nickerson who played the girls in the 1971 movie - although onscreen they disliked each other - actually became good friends). Later, when Scarlett Beauregarde wonders what she'll do with a blueberry for a daughter and how she's supposed to compete, Veruca says "You could put her in a county fair." Due to her relationship with Violet, it is implied that Veruca has no concern for the welfare of the other golden ticket winners. She does not act nasty to Charlie at all in this film. Julia Winter Julia Winter as Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Julia Winter (born 1993-03-17) is a Swedish-born actress who grew up in London, England, in the United Kingdom. ... AnnaSophia Robb (born December 8, 1993) is an American film and television actress, as well as an occasional singer. ... Julie being interviewed for the Pure Imagination documentary Julie as Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Julie Dawn Cole (26 October 1957 - Guildford, Surrey) is a British actress who first appeared as Veruca Salt, the spoilt daughter of Roy Kinnear in the 1971 movie, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate... Denise Nickerson (1 April 1959) is an American actress and former child star who is best known as Violet Beauregarde, the gum-chewing pre-teen from the 1971 movie, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. ...

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Veruca's endgame

In the book and 2005 film, Veruca's comeupance takes place in Wonka's nut-sorting room. After being denied a squirrel by Willy Wonka and her dad (her mum in the novel), Veruca brazenly attempts to take a squirrel for herself, only to be grabbed and knocked down by the creatures. The squirrels drag her across the ground, deem her a bad nut, and throw her into the garbage chute, with her parents quickly suffering the same fate afterwards. Her fate is similar in the 2005 film, though her mother isn't present (although the Oompa-Loompas throw a painting of Mrs. Salt down the garbage chute to emphasize that she, along with her husband, spoiled Veruca rotten). In the film, Wonka says that the furnace is only lit on Tuesday. Mike Teavee then reminds him that the day of the factory tour is Tuesday. Fortunately, after Veruca's father falls down the chute, an Oompa Loompa tells Wonka that the incinerator is broken and there is three weeks' worth of rotten garbage to break the fall of Veruca and her father. This article is about the animal. ... Willy Wonka is a character in the classic Roald Dahl childrens book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. ... Look up nut in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Mike Teavee is a character in the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its subsequent films. ... Oompa-Loompas are dwarves in Roald Dahls fictional books Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. ...

In the 1971 movie, Veruca's exit is made in the Golden Egg sorting room. Willy Wonka denies her the goose that lays the golden eggs, after which she sings her musical solo "I Want It Now," describing the things she wants, and how she'll scream if she doesn't get them. (This makes her the only kid in the movie to get her own song, although Charlie did a duet with Grandpa Joe in "(I've Got A) Golden Ticket".) After making a mess of the room, she stands atop the egg-sorting machine, which judges her a bad egg, and falls down the garbage chute. Her last word is a drawn-out "NOW." Willy Wonka explains that the garbage chute leads to the furnace, although she may have gotten stuck in the pipes along the way. Her father reaches down to get her and falls in. It is not stated what became of her and her dad after this event; after Veruca's father disappears, Willy Wonka says "There's going to be a lot of garbage today," as if to say that the day of the tour was not one of the days when the furnace was lit. At the end when Charlie asks about the other children, Wonka remarks that they will be their normal terrible selves - but maybe a little wiser. Geese redirects here. ... I Want It Now is Veruca Salts featured song in the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. ... PIPE can refer to PIPE (explosive) PIPE Networks Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE) Physical Interface for PCI Express (PIPE) For other meanings, see also pipe. ...

At the end of the book and the 2005 film, Veruca and her father are shown exiting the factory, covered in large amounts of garbage but not actually harmed in any way. Veruca remains bratty as ever. In the film, Veruca spots the glass elevator, and says "Daddy, I want a flying glass elevator." After going through an apparently-hellish ordeal in the Nut-Sorting Room, her father then takes a more aggressive stand and sternly states to her that the only thing she'll get that day is a bath and that's final, leaving her with an angry expression, returned by her father. Presumably, she won't be as spoiled now that her parents (her father, mostly) have been punished for not being responsible.

Veruca's name

While all the names in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are unusual for comic effect (a trend often shown in Roald Dahl's children's novels), Veruca Salt probably has the strangest name, as usually only the characters' surnames, such as those of Charlie Bucket and Mike Teavee, are strange. Roald Dahl (IPA: ) (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short story author and screenwriter of Norwegian parentage, famous as a writer for both children and adults. ... Charlie Bucket is the title character in the Roald Dahl childrens book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. ... Mike Teavee is a character in the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its subsequent films. ...

Dahl himself has stated that Veruca Salt was the name of a wart medication he had in his medicine cabinet, but since the introduction of the character, many other theories have been created as to additional reasons why he gave her that name. A wart is generally a small, rough tumor, typically on hands and feet, that can resemble a cauliflower or a solid blister. ...

The word verruca is Latin for "plantar wart" (this makes sense considering her father owns a nut company; Planters is a popular nut company in the real world) and common in British English. As Willy Wonka points out in the novel and in the 2005 movie, a verruca is a "wart you get on the bottom of your foot." Her last name is Salt presumably because her father owns a nut company, but also because salt stings immesurably when it gets into wounds, and Veruca very easily can get under people's skin. For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... A plantar wart (verruca plantaris, VP; also commonly called a verruca) is a wart caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). ... Planters Peanuts Planters is an American snack food company, best known for its peanuts and the Mr. ... British English (BrE, BE, en-GB) is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere in the Anglophone world. ... Willy Wonka is a character in the classic Roald Dahl childrens book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. ... Plantar warts (verrucæ pedis; VP) are warts caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). ...

In the German dubbed version of the movie, the play on words does not translate. Instead, Wonka says, "I once named a wart on my foot 'Veruca'."

The band Veruca Salt took its name from the character. Veruca Salt is an alternative rock group of the 1990s and 2000s. ...

A villainous female werewolf character in the television series Buffy The Vampire Slayer is named Veruca. For other uses, see Buffy the Vampire Slayer (disambiguation). ...

Veruca Salt song

This song was performed after Veruca is sent down the garbage chute.

In both the book's poem and the 2005 lyrics, the words are about what will become of Veruca as she falls down the garbage chute, as well as who is to blame for turning Veruca into a spoiled brat. The 1971 lyrics center on who is to blame for Veruca's spoiling, and what can be done to prevent children from being spoiled, which is a topic also of concern for the end of the lyrics in the book and 2005 movie.

In the book, the song is performed after Veruca and her parents are thrown down the garbage chute. In the 1971 film, it is after Veruca and her father have fallen down the chute. In the 2005 film, the song is performed after Veruca is thrown down and as Mr. Salt prepares to look down into the chute (it ends as a squirrel pushes him in the behind, sending him down the chute).

The 2005 version is sung in a psychedelic/soft rock style. Psychedelia in music (or also psychedelic music, less formally) is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles, genres and scenes, that may include psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop, psychedelic soul, psychedelic ambient, psychedelic trance, psychedelic techno, and others. ... Soft rock, also referred to as light rock or easy rock, is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock and roll to compose a softer, supposedly more ear-pleasing sound for listening, often at work or when driving. ...

Portion of lyrics

Book

But now, my dears, we think you might

Be wondering—is it really right

That every single bit of blame

And all the scolding and the shame

Should fall upon Veruca Salt?

Is she the only one at fault?

For though she's spoiled, and dreadfully so,

A girl can't spoil herself, you know.

1971 film

Who do you blame when your kid is a brat,

Pampered and spoiled like a Siamese cat.

Blaming the kids is a lie and a shame.

You know exactly who's to blame:

The mother and the father.

2005 film

Veruca Salt, the little brute,

Has just gone down the garbage chute

And She will meet as she descends

A rather different set of friends

A rather different set of friends

A rather different set of friends

A fish head, for example, cut

This morning from a halibut,

An oyster from an oyster stew,

A steak that no one else would chew,

And lots of other things as well,

Each with it's rather horrid smell.

Horrid smell!

These are Veruca's new found friends

That she will meet as she descends.

These are Veruca's new found friends.

Who went and spoiled her? Who indeed?

Who pandered to her every need?

Who turned her into a such a brat?

Who are the culprits? Who did that?

The guilty ones, now this is sad:

Dear old mom and loving...dad

Video game

In the video game, two levels have Veruca in them: The Nut Room where you jump into the garbage chute after Veruca, and the incinerator.

External links

• "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Official Oompa-Loompa Songbook - Veruca Salt
• Quotes from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"
• Quotes from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" - Veruca Salt