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.