The Chocolate War (pg 41-81)

Summary- The next part of the story is when Brother Leon was messing around in class. He was messing with this kid named Bailey. Bailey was the top student in Brother Leon's class. He had all A's in his classes. Brother Leon was accusing him of cheating. Bailey was outraged by his comments. The rest of the class just watched Brother Leon pick on Bailey. They laughed and watched it like a tv show. Someone tells Brother Leon to leave him alone and then he trys to figure out wo that was. He then explained to the class that he knew that Bailey was not a cheater and that they were the real cheaters. Emile is introduced into the story. Archie catches him stealing gas from a senior named Carlson. Emile was just laughing the whole time. Emile was the kid that harassed teachers and other students. He would make noises and never get in trouble. The wa Goober ran was described as beautiful. At practice they were looking at the way he ran the football patterns. He was a good football player.



Quotation- "When he ran , he forgot about his acne and his awkwardness and the shyness that paralyzed him when a girl looked his way" (Cormier 53)


Reaction- This book is very interesting. The characters in this book are different. This quote made me laugh because The Groober was a pretty big guy and he was shy when a girl looked his way. The quote said when he ran he forgot about his acne and awkwardness. The Groober was smarter when he ran. Jerry said that he could solve math problems when he is running and that when he is running everything is simpler.

The Chocolate War (pg 1-40)

Summary-
The book starts out in medias res. The main character Jerry is introduced when he is trying out for the Trinity High School football team. He was trying out for the quarterback position. He was getting hit hard and he could barely get back up after. The coach helped him up and told him to come back tomorrow. He got back to the locker room and vomited. The Vigils, a secret group run by boys at school. The leader of the group was Carter. The assigner was Archie but even though Archie was the signer he had the brains which made him the real leader. Brother Leon, a teacher at the school needs help selling two thousand boxes of chocolate. He asks Archie to help, which means he wanted the Vigils to help.

Quotation-
"Carter was the president of the Vigils because the president was always a football player- the muscle someone like Archie needed. But everyone knew the head of the Vigils was The Assigner, Archie Costello..." (Cormier 32)

Reaction-
The Vigils was a secret group that had influence on the school. Archie was a powerful kid at Trinity High School. The quote shows that the Vigils is diverse. They have muscle and brains. Jerry Renault is the new freshman at school and is adjusting to the way the school operates. The chocolates that need to be sold is important to Brother Leon because they need the income because they havent been getting enough money lately