Robert Edmund Cormier was a well-known columnist, author and reporter. He was born on January 17, 1925 in Leominster, Massachusetts to Irma and Lucien Cormier. He was the second of eight children and enjoyed spending time with his family. Family was always more important than fame or fortune to Cormier. Hard work and commitment led him to jobs that helped prepare him to be an excellent writer. Throughout his life he wrote many award winning books; two of his most well known books are The Chocolate
written by Robert Cormier and was published in 1998. It is set in Frenchtown, America, between 1940 and 1945, during the Second World War and explores the themes of guilt, compassion and heroism. It is about Francis Cassavant, who desires revenge from his relationship with his friend Larry LaSalle. The plot creates tension and suspense and explores how and why Francis has returned from the Second World War to kill Larry. At the beginning of Chapter One, Robert Cormier introduces
The Chocolate War is a book written by Robert Cormier. It is about a teenaged boy named Jerry and his life as an individual at an all boys catholic school called Trinity. Every year the school sells chocolates to raise money. Every student is meant to sell fifty boxes, and they all do, except for Jerry. Jerry was forced not to sell the chocolates for 10 days by the Vigils, a school gang. At first that's what he planned to do, but as the 10 days went on, Jerry started to feel control over his life
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier Robert Cormier writes novels for teenagers. In his books he uses violence and power and other features that the adolescence age group usually use. A lot of people are disturbed by the way he uses violence the way he does at the end of the novel. Cormier wrote the Chocolate War during the 1970's during the hippie era. The story takes place at a higher intelligence level than most of the outside world. Jerry Renault, the main character in the novel, has lived
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier was a book that we read in class, it was about good and evil. It is about how the to forces battle for superiority over one another. The book tells how one of the sides over powers the other to claim its spot on top. The people are like pawns to two of the characters, Archie and Brother Leon because they use the people to get what they want from them, and will stop at nothing to get it. Both of characters will stop at nothing
Fade is an interesting novel, and can be quite confusing at times. The book starts off with the main character, Paul Moreaux living in his hometown “Frenchtown” he always called it, in Massachusetts. The book takes place somewhere in the 1920’s. Paul lives a normal but poor life, when he finds out that he has the ability to “fade”, which is the ability to disappear or become invisible. The ability is passed on from an uncle in the family to a nephew, and Paul’s uncle Abelard teaches it to him. Once
The Chocolate War Jerry Renault is not the best-liked kid in his school. He barely had any respect, even though he is the quarterback for his school’s football team. In the beginning Jerry had lots of friends. But no one knew what is in store for Jerry. Jerry had no idea how his life is about to change. It is a tradition at Trinity to have a yearly chocolate sale. It is not mandatory to sell the chocolates, but no one ever refused. A secret underground group called The Vigils likes to
course you don't. Because you can't tell the good guys from the bad guys anymore. Nobody knows these days. Nobody. (Cormier 18)" Trust is an important aspect of everyday life especially when growing up in a society full of liars and cheats. When you trust someone you want them to keep their word but sometimes they might turn on you. In this paper I will bring forth how Robert Cormier uses different narrative and literary techniques to show the underlying theme of ‘be careful who you trust’ and ‘you
Robert Cormier Robert Cormier is a very successful writer, he has written a total of 19 books. He uses a very good writing style and devices to enhance his writing. Robert Cormier used many examples of psychological manipulation which made the reader feel more attached to the characters who were being manipulated. This was one of the devices he used that took his writing to the next level. When he did this it made you feel more a part of the novel. It made you feel personally connected to the novel
Inspired by the actions of his son, Robert Cormier decided to write this novel titled The Chocolate War. Cormier’s son Peter, had refused to sell chocolates at his school’s annual sale as a matter of principle (Kemp1), so Cormier thought that it would be an interesting plot for a book. In this book, Robert Cormier introduces us to many characters that personify evil in order to try to control and manipulate each other to gain power. The concept of power is represented in many different ways throughout
Throughout the book The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier there are many different themes that happen during the story to progress the plot. But there are three main themes : manipulation, power, and choices. All of which are seen by a lot of the main characters. One main and important theme in The Chocolate War is manipulation. Through the whole book there are many instances where manipulation is used as a tactic for someone or a group of people to get what they want, even teachers. One part in the
"Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes" (Drucker). The novel The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier is about these boys at a private school that are part of a secret group that is totally off the radar. Archie is the leader of this group and is not necessarily liked by everyone. He is pretty bossy and he has a sort of unorthodox way of running things; however, he always finds a way of getting things done. Archie and I are similar
people look forward to. Robert Cormier’s short story “ The Moustache” is about a young teenager named Mike, who is being forced to go to a nursing home to visit his grandmother. In the beginning, of the text, Mike is very immature and childish as a person, and in general. However, as the story progresses, readers begin to see a change in Mike as he realizes that his grandmother is not just her grandmother, she is someone else as well. In “The Moustache” by Robert Cormier, Mike starts off the story
The Order of Things Disturbing the universe is one of the main themes of Robert Cormier’s novel, The Chocolate War. Jerry Renault, the protagonist of the novel, goes against Trinity, the all boys school, and The Vigils, a powerful school gang. He gets admired and then bullied because of his defiance of authority. In the beginning of the story, we are introduced to Jerry Renault. As he is trying out for the school’s football team, Archie and Obie, two members of The Vigils, are writing “assignments”
is part of our everyday lives. Conformity can be introduced via peer pressure and/or accepted social norms. Both Hook and Anzaldua talk about conforming, economically and linguistically respectively, to society. In the book The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier the main protagonist, Jerry Renault, defies a powerful gang in school, called the Vigils, and must decide if conforming to their wishes is better than standing up against them and “defying the universe”. Both Hook and Anzaldua point out conformity
Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite, accused of “promoting homosexuality as a normal lifestyle.” The rest of the 10 most frequently challenged books of the decade were I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (3), The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier (4), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (5), Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (6), Forever by Judy Blume (7), Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (8), Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman (9) and The Catcher in the Rye
1. In the book The Chocolate War, the protagonist is Jerry Renault. The Vigils are a gang who bully other students at Trinity High School. In the beginning of the story he is given a challenge by The Vigils not to sell any boxes chocolate at the school's annual fundraising sale. This is shocking as Brother Leon, who is the chairperson of the sale, instructs The Vigils to assist with the sale. Jerry initially complies with The Vigils' challenge, and doesn't sell any chocolate. As the story progresses
ways, The Chocolate War has elements of the popular (at that time at least) problem novel while, at the same time, the novel goes beyond the stereotypical problem novels. Of course, Cormier's novel discusses key issues such as bullying. However, Cormier goes beyond this by adding the issue of corruption of authority (especially the
In The Chocolate War by Robert Comier, Jerry, who does not sell chocolates, will not back down.To begin with, a group of teenage boys, called the Vigils, pick kids to carry out pranks for them. Everyone in the school is aware of the vigils, even the teachers, but the teachers just do not acknowledge that they even exist.Every year at Trinity high school, they hold an annual chocolate bar sale.Each and every kid is expected to sell their amount of candy bars even though the sale is not required.
Robert Cormier's novel The Chocolate War surrounds the main protagonist Jerry Renault and shares his experience in attempting to "disturb the universe" that is Trinity High School. At Trinity it is quickly noted that there isn't much difference between teachers and students. Brother Leon, a teacher at Trinity, holds power over the students but Archie Costello, a fellow student at Trinity, holds power over the students as well. These two characters, plus a not-so-secret group of students known as