An Analytical Essay on The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier This essay will analyze the emotions of courage hatred and senselessness from the novel The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier By evaluating these emotions displayed by the main character Jerry Renault we can learn if they benefited him during his high school years Courage was reflected in The Chocolate War when Jerry opted not to participate in Trinity Schools annual chocolate fundraiser Courage would prove to be one of his fundamental em
The Chocolate War is a young adult novel by Robert Cormier and is as I thought listed as one of the Top 100 Banned or Challenged Books in the 21st Century It is written in the background of a Catholic high school Trinity telling the tale of the teenage students and their inner conflicts with each other and towards the school What made me wonder throughout the novel is the numerous references to the boys sexual frustrations and hormones when it is a young adult novel Indeed a bit inappropriate t
The story The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier illustrates how the world is divided into two classes the victims and the victimizers The following quote depicts this The world is made up of two kinds of people those who were the victims and those who victimized submitted under anonymous One would have to agree with this statement because it is often true the world is divided and unfortunately those who victimize appear to be treated better due to the fact that others want to avoid becoming the v
The Chocolate War The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier is a novel about a young teenage boy who refuses to sell chocolates for a school fundraiser It is this idea that sets the stage for this story The setting of the book is Trinity High School an all boys Catholic high school in New England during modern times Jerry Renault is one of the main characters in this story The author describes him as a skinny freshman who wants to join the football team He is 59 tall and weighs 145 pounds He is an at
There are many lessons in life that may change a person or may not There were many lessons in The Chocolate War that caused a very large transformation with the protagonist Jerry In the beginning of the book you may have noticed a strong inspirational Jerry He walks home from practice thinking that hell make the team Im going to make the team Dreamer Dreamer Not a dream Its the truth Then towards the end of the book he becomes a follower just like everyone else as he tells The Goober that it is
Jerrys fate at the end of the novel is more a symbol of hope because everything that he has gone through has encouraged him to stand up for his morals and what he believes Even after all the hardships and challenges he is still determined that everything he does is right Jerry has the initiative and determination to stand up for himself Not only does he get this determination from his own self esteem but his only friend The Goober Ever since the day he refused to sell the chocolates Jerry was g
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier depicts a story of a teenage boy named Jerry struggling to fit the characteristics of the social norm As the story unfolds you see Jerry battle his fear of isolation by conforming to his peers As the battle continues Jerry faces the moral dilemma of abandoning his values to fit in or defy their constraints and be isolated Jerry soon starts to reach a level of a mature state until he gives in to something he truly doesnt agree with doing From Trinity High Scho