... There are also a lot of people who envy him for things he has that they want. In each power struggle involving Archie in the chocolate war by Robert Cormier, Archie posses something his opponents want. Emile Janza doesn't really treat anyone with respect, except Archie Costello. Emile only respects ... pulling club that everyone wants to be a part of, especially Emile. Emile wants the picture, Archie's popularity, and his part in the Vigils. The chocolate sale was supposed to be voluntary. Jerry didn't take part in selling the chocolates. At first, some kids praised him for it. Brother ...

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• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

The novel The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier is a story about a boy named Jerry Renault who refuses to sell chocolates for a fundraiser in his school. It started out as a Vigils ... trouble for it. Jerry learns that being yourself isn't always what people want you to be and this is why the novel is a coming of age story. The Chocolate War contains all the components of a coming of age novel. Jerry has grown and developed throughout the story in the context of a defined social order. Jerry has gone ... is long and gradual. The story ends with the assessment of Jerry himself, and his place in ...

• Word Count: 773
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Chocolate War BOOK REPORT TITLE: The Chocolate War AUTHOR: Robert Cormier PUBLICATION DATE: 1974 PLACE SETTING: The story is set in New York. TIME SETTING: The story takes place in the modern day. POINT OF VIEW: The story ... : Jerry is a young, anonymous kid at a Catholic school. One day he gets an "assignment" from the Vigils, a group of upperclassmen that has much influence in the school. There is a big chocolate-selling fund-raiser in the school, and the Vigils tell Jerry to refuse to sell chocolates for 10 days, knowing he will face much scrutiny and pressure from other students ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Many different themes are expressed in the novel The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier. The two themes that are most prevalent in this novel are god versus evil and courage. The main character Jerry Rennault is completely involved with these themes. ... kept going on and on saying he was a cheater but son knew that he definitely did not cheat. In this case good triumphs over evil. Another theme shown in The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier is courage. Jerry Rennault shows courage when he refuses to sell the chocolates. Jerry is actually standing up for himself against the school and more import...

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• Grade Level: High School

... on us as individuals as to what is OK and what is not. We must decide for ourselves whether to conform or not to follow rules and regulations. In the Chocolate war Jerry is confronted with the choice to conform, sell chocolates and lead a relatively problem care-free and contented life at Trinity. Or to be an anti-conformist and defy the ... ...

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... Now and at the Hour (Bryfonski 133). It was the story of a New England mill worker who was dying of cancer. In his fourth novel The Chocolate War Cormier uses his own son's refusal to sell chocolate as a school fund-raiser as a prompt. The Chocolate War is Cormier's most controversial novel ever. The use of darkness and hopelessness as themes made people critical of The ... Chocolate War. Many schools banned together to get Cormier's writings out of their libraries. Many of the students signed petitions saying they wanted Cormier's writings to stay on the shelves. Some high ... explic...

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Power and abuse are to actions that are very mistreated in the novel, The Chocolate War. These two combined can only cause damage or wrong. Brother Leon, Archie Costello, and Emile Janza misuse these two actions in the novel. By browbeating their peers or students, they ... maintain their power and get what they want until one individual, Jerry, stands up to them and breaks the awful trend that has been set. In the Chocolate War, Robert Cormier uses the third person perspective so he could get everyone's actions in together to explain the uses of power even better. Emile Janza, being one of t...

• Word Count: 605
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School