The Chocolate War Character Analysis

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As a highschool freshman it is hard to get comfortable in a new building, especially standing up against your high school. Arguably most freshman’s or maybe even none wouldn’t. But accordingly a character from the story The Chocolate War written by Robert Cormier goes by the name Jerry Renault stands up against his high school classmates and administrators. He stands up for doing stuff they did not want to do but were forced too. For instance, in the story Trinity High a all boys Catholic School, is forced every year to sell 50 boxes of chocolates for the school. Being administered by Brother Leon a teacher who now takes responsibility for the headmaster who had got ill. Brother Leon seems to proclaim the funds for the chocolates is for a good cause but Brother Leon wants to take over the Headmaster so to impress the board he forces kids to sells boxes of chocolates. This proves that Brother Leon is confirmed as a demagogue.

A demagogue is a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and …show more content…

It’s a good cause and a big image of standing up against a demagogue. But sometimes that such “hero” is either successful or faces consequences that can put his life in danger. Even in today's life we deal with demagogues. For an example The Election almost everyone this year didn’t want to vote for these ridiculous candidates running for presidency but you are forced to vote. Adolf Hitler is another one. Making fake posters and rumors about how evil jews are fooling the germans. And made a video that the constitution camps were a great place and a fun place to play and live for the Jews and that they were fine while they were all being mistreated and dying slowly. One more is Fidel Castro. He became a dictator in Cuba who is now dead but before when he was alive he forced everyone to be his slave and made sure to make people think Cuba is a great place and Castro is a great

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