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    The Chocolate War

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    know everything then everyone else in high school. Bullying in school‚ ways to prevent bullying in school. First‚ Bullying in school.​  ​ Bullying is a very popular disease among the school students today.​ Page ​ 106 the chocolate war the author Robert Cormier states that​ “The world was made up of two kinds of people—those who were victims and those who victimized.” Archie watches as Emile Janza bullies a freshman into buying him cigarettes‚ and the scene confirms his view of the world. It also confirms

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    The Character Larry LaSalle in the book Heroes In the book Heroes by Robert Cormier Larry LaSalle is a mysterious and shady character who often controls the others in the book even when it would seem he was in a hopelessly weak position. However he is popular and stands out from the crowd and ran a popular youth club for teens. He was also a decorated war hero‚ who‚ like Francis Joseph Cassavant‚ had won a Silver Star medal for bravery. However little is known about his previous life (lives?)

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    However‚ in the real world and the community described in The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier‚ this utopia does not exist. Jerry Renault‚ the protagonist‚ quickly finds out that when an individual defies

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    different situations. Bullying would be the most common term of marginalisation within schools‚ but it comes in many other forms. Racism‚ sexism and any other type of discrimination are all forms of marginalisation. The novel ‘The Chocolate War’ by Robert Cormier and the three poems ‘be good‚ little migrants’ by Uven Loewald‚ ‘Telephone Conversation’ by Wole Soyinka and ‘Democracy’ by Langston Hughes are all pieces of literature that demonstrate or talk about marginalisation. Through these poems and novel

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    The Chocolate War Robert Cormier presented many different themes throughout The Chocolate War for every reader to find relatable. I found this to be a read more targeted to the older demographics of young adult literature. Many of the themes presented were very mature in nature. The way Cormier introduced the themes were brilliant; every character represented a theme at some point in the book. Cormier touched on bullying (physically‚ psychologically and by being a bystander)‚ power struggle‚ making

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    “Literary Significance through Symbolism in The Chocolate War” The Chocolate War‚ written by Robert Cormier in 1974‚ is set at Trinity‚ a Catholic high school for boys. However‚ this is no ordinary school‚ it is a twisted place controlled by the tyrannical Vigils‚ a school gang that doles out ‘assignments’‚ such as the destruction of Room Nineteen‚ for students to carry out. Brother Leon‚ a teacher and the assistant headmaster at Trinity‚ also has power over the students. He psychologically terrorizes

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    Conformity

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    correlation with Jerry’s nonconformity. Popularly referred to as “The Goober‚” Roland is Jerry’s only real ally in the novel. The Goober is a peaceful figure who hates strain and contention and gets along with Jerry who shares Goober’s mild behavior (Cormier 100). The chocolate sale‚ however‚ drives a wedge between the two’s easy friendship. Goober responds with fear and apprehension when Jerry relates his plan to refuse the chocolates. He entreats Jerry to appease the school and sell the chocolates

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    Robert Cormier explores the dark side of human nature in many of his novels for teenagers. What makes his treatment of this theme so effective‚ thought-provoking and‚ at times‚ chilling is his belief that evil is often to be found in the most unlikely of places. Consequently‚ whilst his heroes are often lonely and emotionally vulnerable teenagers‚ his ‘evil’ characters are either extraordinarily charming or so ordinary as to be almost invisible. In “Heroes”‚ Larry LaSalle falls into the former

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    Heroes Character Analysis

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    Who is Nicole Renard? Nicole Renard is an innocent young girl who is not only Francis’ first and only love but also the victim of Larry LaSalle. Can I critically respond to the text‚ ‘Heroes’? (AO1) I must generally refer to relevant aspects of Heroes I should discuss thoroughly and increasingly thoughtfully characters/relationships I could consider and suggest experimental ideas and judgements; Quotation ‘That would be nice.’ Means? When she agrees to go to the cinema with Francis she transforms

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    Heroes

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    Heroes (1998) is a short novel by American author Robert Cormier aimed at teenagers. The book is set in Frenchtown‚ Massachusetts during World War II. The novel focuses on the protagonist‚ Francis Joseph Cassavant’s return to Frenchtown after coming back disfigured from the war‚ and wears a scarf covering his face to save others from seeing the horror of his injuries and wanting to be anonymous. We learn that Francis has specifically returned to Frenchtown for a purpose‚ which is to kill Larry LaSalle

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