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(singing) I want the world. I want the whole world. I want to lock it all up in my pocket. It’s my bar of chocolate. Give it to me now.
— Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory · 1971
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Veruca's tantrum is the film's definition of a spoilt child: she wants everything, and she wants it today. The lyric is the part people remember, and fans quote it, usually while sulking, when they want something and want it now. Her fall is Wonka's warning, delivered by a machine, that the factory has no patience for greed.
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In context
Spoilers for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryShow the scene
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). On the tour, Wonka takes the five winners into the room where geese lay golden eggs, and the ones that fail a test go down a garbage chute. Veruca Salt, played by Julie Dawn Cole, demands one of the geese now. She breaks into the song "I Want It Now" (words and music by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley), running around and wrecking the room. Then she jumps on the Eggdicator, the scale that judges eggs good or bad. The scale tips her down the chute, and her father follows. The Oompa-Loompas then sing about her.
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- The Egg Room - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Wiki (Fandom)1971 film sectionReference checked
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory - WikipediaPlot, Cast and MusicReference checked
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