The Chocolate War (chapter 4-8)

Summary: The story leaves Jerry's character in this section. The new characters that become the center of attention are Archie, who assigns fund raising assignments to students. Carter, who is head of the Vigils, the most feared group in the school. Brother Leon, a strict teacher at Trinty School, and Emile, the "bad boy" of the school.
Throughout the story, the reader is exposed to many different relationships. The first was between Coach, and Jerry. The second was between Archie and Obie (Who assign fund raiser roles) and the most common one in this section was between Brother Leon, and Archie. They had a very tough talk on the school state, and how the fund raiser was very important part in the school's earnings. Another relationship is between Brother Leon and his students. Leon is the kind of teacher that usually puts his students through tests to see who is loyal, and who is not. Leon placed a student named Bailey on the spot by accusing him of cheating. When Bailey denied the accusation, Leon asked him to justify his straight A's. This confused Bailey, he thought that he was just a hard worker, he did not answer Leon, he was afraid. Leon then used this silence as an advantage to prove that Bailey is guilty. At this point I was beginning to doubt Bailey, but when Leon saw that no one stood up to him to defend Bailey, he explained that this was another test to see who in the class was actually loyal. He explained to Bailey that he knew he was not cheating, and that he passed, while telling the class that they have failed.

Quote: "Your classmates out there. They're the cheaters. They cheated you today. They're the ones who doubted you- I never did."

Reaction:  I began to doubt Bailey, and I was shocked to see that it was all a test by Brother Leon. I tried to imagine myself in that class. If I was Bailey, I wonder. Would my friends do the same? Or would they stand up to Brother Leon in order to help me?

The Chocolate War (chapter 1-4)

So far, this book has been pretty interesting. There has been a shift in characters between chapter 2 and chapter 3 as the story goes from Jerry Renault, a high school student who is struggling to make it into the football team, to Archie and Obie, who eventually assign him to sell boxes of chocolate for the school's fundraiser. Jerry has a very strong will, and is ferociously determined to achieve his goals. This is proved in the very first chapter of the story, in which he is repeatedly tackled, and slammed into the ground during football practice. Despite being in such pain, and difficulty, Jerry gets up, and wipes the dirt off his uniform in order to try again and make the team. The football coach realizes that Jerry is not making any progress but respects his will, and asks him to try again the next day. After practice, Jerry seems to have lost his strength since he threw up in the school bathroom.

Quote: "what the hell you want to play quarterback for? you would make a better end, maybe." "alright show up tomorrow or your through before you start"

Reaction: This is the quote that show how others admire Jerry's will to go on and achieve his goal. The coach sees strength in his determination and gives him another opportunity to make the team. It's obvious that coach admires his will because it's not like Jerry will gain magical football talent overnight. Coach sees something in him that makes him give Jerry a second chance. This is a very admirable trait.