Reflection

The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier was an average book. I didn't think that it was really good or really bad. I thought that the book was just okay. It was more enjoyable to read because it wasn't too long and the vocabulary wasn't hard. Robert Cormier made every character have a different personality trait. Jerry Renault, one of the main characters was kind of a rebel. The school's chocolate sale didn't agree with Jerry. He revolted and decided not to sell the chocolate. At first, students admired Jerry's rebel personality and thought not selling chocolate was a good idea. This started to affect the sale, and chocolate wasn't really selling. Jerry's personality led to many characters beginning to betray him. At the end of the book, a fight is set up and Jerry doesn't win. This fight makes Jerry realize that maybe revolting against a groups idea isn't the best plan. Jerry's fight puts him in his place and shows that going against something isn't worth it.

Sean Dwyer- summary

The book "The chocolate War" by Robert Cormier is about a freshmen in high school named Jerry Renault is a shy unconfident kid who wants to fit in. Jerry comes in contact with a gang called the vigils, this is a group of older highly respected kids who make underclassmen do "assignments." Jerry gets an assignment to not take part in the schools annual chocolate sale, for ten days he is to refuse to do so in front of his classmates and teacher. After the ten days are up Jerry finds himself still refusing to take part in the sale even though he had already completed the assignment. Jerry doesn't really understand why he is doing what he is doing and daring to be different, but his bravery to stand up to his teachers and the Vigils gains him alot of popularity and respect. Soon after Jerry refuses to sell chocolate after the assignment people strat to follow in his foot steps and the chocolate sales go way down, however the Vigils see Jerrie's behavior as an insult and do everything they can to make his life miserable, and soon the chocolate is being sold again. At the end of the book the leader of the Vigils sets up a boxing match between Jerry and one of the toughest kids in school, as a kind of punishment. Jerry gets beat up and realizes that standing out and making a change was not worth it and it couldn't be done.

Reflection

"The Chocolate War," by Robery Cormier was a very interesting book. The main character Jerry Ranault wasnt your tipical main character. Jerry was a freshman who just started high school and he got beat up a little bit during football tryouts. Although he did get pounded in the begining it just showed us how tough he really was. Along with his toughness Jerry Ranault was also very determined and he did what he believed in like when he refused to sell the chocolates for the chocolate sale. He got a lot of kids to stand up for the cause and temporairily stoped the sale. I liked this book because it was hard to predict what was going to happen next. I would recommen this book for anyone who enjoys reading it is also an "easy read."

Reflection

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier was a very fascinating and enjoyable book. The characters in the book had very different personalities and the author did a great job creating an image of each character. The book also contained a lot of humor and the story was very easy to relate to. Throughout the story the author left the reader wondering if a character named Jerry would ever accept the chocolates and show his school pride. His journey in denying the chocolates everyday made the reader eager to see what will happen if he does accept the chocolate. I enjoyed reading this book and i know future readers will too.

Reflection

I enjoyed the book the Chocolate War. It was a book that had some unpredictable events. There were also many situations that I can relate to my life. In this book, there is a school call Trinity High School that is having a chocolate sale to raise money for their school. Then, there is a group called The Vigils that makes people do things and they tell one kid named Jerry not to sell the chocolates for the first ten days but then he takes it into his own hands and doesn't want to sell them after the ten days. This makes the other kids in the school wonder if they should do the same thing but at the end, they all decide to make this kid miserable for defying The Vigils. This is something that I can relate to because in all schools, after one person does something, many people consider following their footsteps and doing the same thing but realize that they shouldn't do everything everyone else does. I enjoyed this book and I think other people will.

Reflection

The book "The Chocolate War" was a very interesting book that gives you things to relate with through a school environment. In this book a gang called The Vigils go around and make other kids do bad things. The Trinity High School is having a chocolate sale and The Vigils make a boy named Jerry refuse chocolate for ten days while the sale is going on. This causes problems because even after the ten days is up, Jerry still refuses to sell the chocolates. This causes the other students begin to wonder why he would do such a thing. I really enjoyed this book because it was one that I could relate to.

Reflection

I enjoyed reading "The Chocolate War". It was an interesting book that was unpredictable. The main character Jerry is a normal high school student that plays football. The Vigils are a gang that kind of rule the kids in the school. There is an annual chocolate sale coming up and the Vigils are asked to help out with it since the expectations are doubled this year. Jerry receives an assignment from the Vigils to refuse the chocolates for 10 days, he does this but doesn't stop after the 10 days. At first everyone is on his side because he is aggravating the teacher that everyone dislikes, but eventually the Vigils get everyone to basically make him miserable. Overall the book is good, I liked how it was hard to predict what was going to happen next. I would recommend this book for any teenager and adults.