The story has now reached a stage in which Brother Leon has reached complete frustration. By now he notices that the chocolate sales are getting lower and lower with every student, only a few students have met or exceeded their quota of 50 boxes. Many are within the 40 and 30's range. The rest of the students however have sold very little. Then there is Jerry Renault. Brother Leon believes that Jerry is the one to blame for the slow
deterioration of the chocolate sales due to his refusal to sell the chocolate.
I was shocked to read that Leon believes that he could just blame the result of the sale on one student. It is still too early for many of the students to be influenced by his decision, and i doubt that one child who refuses to sell the chocolate could cause a sudden huge decrease on the amount of chocolate sold. The reason to why the chocolates are not selling might have to do with the fact that the chocolate sales are twice what they were last year (amount of boxes that is.) Or maybe it;s the fact that the chocolates cost more than last year.
Quote: "The boys have been infected by a disease we call apathy. A terrible disease difficult to cure" (Cormier 155)
This quote shows Brother Leon's reaction towards the decrease in chocolate sales. Leon refers to Jerry's negative influence on the other boys as a "disease."
Monday, December 20, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Chocolate War-(Civil Disobedience?) Roar post 4
While i read the book, I found that i could relate some of the things i have read to the things we learned in English class. In this case, Civil Disobedience. In the book Jerry has refused to sell the chocolates in the Trinity fund raiser. This has been a tradition that people have never refused, or messed around with. So Jerry's sudden refusal to selling the chocolates could be described as Civil Disobedience.
I am still unsure if he is making the right decision, i thought that he was doing this because he felt depresses, and was losing interest in his life, but the real reason to why he is refusing to sell the chocolates is not clearly described in the book so far. Perhaps it will be clear once we get to the ending of the story.
Even though many people think that Jerry has completely lost his mind, two students believe that he is making the right decision, because they have also grown tired of selling the chocolates every year. Once i read this, i thought that those two boys could foreshadow Jerry being accepted by his peers in school.
Favorite Quote: "Know what? I think the Renault kid is right about the chocolates.'
"I'm not going to sell them anymore either."
I was surprised at the fact that there were some people that accepted Jerry's rebellious ideas because of the reaction that was received when he made his first decision to refuse to participate in the fund-raiser. These two boys could foreshadow later acceptance for Jerry.
I am still unsure if he is making the right decision, i thought that he was doing this because he felt depresses, and was losing interest in his life, but the real reason to why he is refusing to sell the chocolates is not clearly described in the book so far. Perhaps it will be clear once we get to the ending of the story.
Even though many people think that Jerry has completely lost his mind, two students believe that he is making the right decision, because they have also grown tired of selling the chocolates every year. Once i read this, i thought that those two boys could foreshadow Jerry being accepted by his peers in school.
Favorite Quote: "Know what? I think the Renault kid is right about the chocolates.'
"I'm not going to sell them anymore either."
I was surprised at the fact that there were some people that accepted Jerry's rebellious ideas because of the reaction that was received when he made his first decision to refuse to participate in the fund-raiser. These two boys could foreshadow later acceptance for Jerry.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Post 3 Chapter 13-20
By now, I have reached the climax of the story, in which Jerry REFUSED to sell chocolates at the Trinty School Fundraiser. This has always been a tradition at Trinty, and no one has ever refused to do so. The way I read it made me feel like Jerry was fooling around with forces beyond his understanding. Everyone was shocked, they were thinking, 'what? did he just refuse? he's dead!!!.'
In order for us to understand why Jerry has refused to sell the chocolates is because he is losing his interest in the world. His mother just died, and his father seems to be living a "dead life" all in all Jerry has alot of family issues at home. I got to understand that Leon is very hopeful of the chocolate sale, and every time he calls Jerry's name to see if he sold any chocolates, Jerry replies with a cold "No."
Quotes: "Adamo?"
"three"
"Beau vis"
"Five"
"Renault"
"No"
This is the way Leon figures out who is selling chocolates, and how much. The fact that Jerry refused to sell the chocolates shocked everyone. I was waiting for Leon to explode and let Jerry know how important the sale really is. When I read the details used to describe Leon's reaction to Jerry's refusal I felt really sorry for him because the sale is very important to him.
In order for us to understand why Jerry has refused to sell the chocolates is because he is losing his interest in the world. His mother just died, and his father seems to be living a "dead life" all in all Jerry has alot of family issues at home. I got to understand that Leon is very hopeful of the chocolate sale, and every time he calls Jerry's name to see if he sold any chocolates, Jerry replies with a cold "No."
Quotes: "Adamo?"
"three"
"Beau vis"
"Five"
"Renault"
"No"
This is the way Leon figures out who is selling chocolates, and how much. The fact that Jerry refused to sell the chocolates shocked everyone. I was waiting for Leon to explode and let Jerry know how important the sale really is. When I read the details used to describe Leon's reaction to Jerry's refusal I felt really sorry for him because the sale is very important to him.
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