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.
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