Choc War Essay

The story “The Chocolate War” is a great story that teaches a truth that teenagers experience in their lives. The story was first a book then later adapted in to a movie. The ending and moral of the book and movie are both very different. The story talks about a young boy named Jerry that is having a hard time going through his freshman year because of a secret society named The Vigils and a teacher named Brother Leon. The moral of the book is that it is best not to muddle with how the universe works. However, the moral of the movie is do what you believe is right and don’t give up, you will eventually change the world or in this case your school. The book might seem more realistic, but a person would get nowhere in life if they did not dream or try.

The movie portrays better to teenagers that life is not a punishment, that it is indeed very possible to get somewhere by truly trying and believing in what is right. This might seem corny to many but it is the truth. In order to succeed, a person should establish objectives and goals that they want to reach and attain. In the movie Jerry is having a hard time living his life after his mother’s recent death. The Vigils at his school are not helping either. Jerry has a lot of things on his mind and does not have time to worry about the “assignments” The Vigils have setup for him and the chocolate sale. The assignments are difficult task The Vigils assign to freshmen at Trinity, in order for them to have a hard time which results in them having psychological problems. Jerry’s first assignment was to refuse to sell chocolates for Trinity’s annual Chocolate Sale. However, once the assignment was over, Jerry still refused to sell the chocolates, going against school tradition and disturbing his universe. Jerry’s second assignment was to sell the chocolates. He decides to rebel against The Vigils. This choice he made gave him a hard time, but he stuck to what he believed in and he eventually got what he wanted and what