Oompa Loompa 3

Oompa-Loompa 3 is a fictional character from Roald Dahl's books Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

History
In early editions of the novel, he is shown as African pygmie. Following growing controversy and criticism, in later editions of the book, he is white skinned and golden haired.[1]

He comes from Loompaland, which is a region of Loompa, a small isolated island in the Pacific Ocean. The Oompa-Loompa 3 would end up being preyed upon or attacked by Whangdoodles, Hornswogglers and Snozzwangers. Wonka ended up inviting him to work at his factory and get away from his natural enemies. In the book, he is the only person Willy Wonka will allow to work in his factory, because of the risk of industrial espionage committed by his candy-making rivals. he is only knee-high, with astonishing haircuts, and are paid in his favorite food, cacao beans. he insist on maintaining his native clothing: men wear skins, women wear leaves, and children wear nothing (In both movies, they wore typical factory worker uniforms). Only the male Oompa-Loompas are seen working in the factory, though in Quentin Blake's illustrations, both male and female Oompa-Loompas are shown rolling away Violet Buereguard after her transformation into a blueberry. Presumably the females remain in the village seen briefly from the Great Glass Elevator.

They are also mischievous, love practical jokes, and singing. As each bad child makes his/her exit, they sing moralizing songs accompanied by a drum beat. :) Some of the rhymes were amusing, but the parents of the bad kids did not find them as funny as Charlie and Grandpa Joe.

AdaptationsEdit

 * In the 2005 film production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory starring Johnny Depp, the Kenyan actor Deep Royplayed all 165 Oompa Loompas. Deep Roy had to take Pilates and dance classes for this role which involves numerous songs and dances. Also, he was dressed as some female Oompa-Loompas that worked in the Administration Offices.


 * In the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, they are portrayed as orange skinned and were portrayed byRudy Borgstaller, George Claydon, Malcolm Dixon, Rusty Goffe, Ismed Hassan, Norman McGlen, Angelo Muscat,Pepe Poupee, Marcus Powell, and Albert Wilkinson. In the film, Vermicious Knids were also the enemies of the Oompa-Loompas alongside the Whangdoodles, Hornswogglers and Snozzwangers.