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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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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Jerry In the novel "The Chocolate War" a character that helps develop the plot is Jerry Renault. The story is based on the students selling chocolates. Jerry as a character plays an integral role in the plot. The following ... out to get him "he closed his locker quickly so no one would see the damage he felt ashamed. To conclude Jerry helps develop the plot but the story "The Chocolate War" is also based about Jerry's individuality and how he creates significance by standing up to what he believes in that is if students don't want to sell the chocolates, then ... ...

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... 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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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...

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• Grade Level: High School