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
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
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 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