The chocolate war Have you ever walked in to school feeling like you and no friends and that nobody likes you. That’s exactly how Jerry from the chocolate war feels. He’s always getting picked on and he also never follows the rules. At this school they do fundraisers every year. Jerry is a freshman who decisions not to sale and the result of that is that everybody thinks he’s weird. Just for that little reason they start picking on him. The victims and victimizers the way he and other student
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The Power of Simile Throughout Macbeth‚ Shakespeare seems to choose his words with care. Although written in a formal style‚ the author fabricated a colorful play with the use of metaphors‚ imagery‚ and iambic pentameter by cautiously placing the words in order to fulfill a certain rhythm; however‚ Shakespeare exhibits a somewhat distinct use of simile throughout Macbeth (Hudson). As stated by the Oxford Dictionary‚ a simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another
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The Chocolate War is a fictional novel written by Robert Cormier. This book discusses whether the main character disturbs the universe. From studying The Chocolate War‚ it is clear that people disturb the universe in fiction and reality. Jerry Renault ( a main character) is a freshman in high school. He is trying to do what all freshmen in high school are trying figure out about themselves. Jerry is trying to figure out who he is and how he impacts his world. Jerry is a new student at Trinity‚ an
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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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beneficial to any society by looking at things from a different perspective. The Catholic Church’s speculated teachings of the universe were invalidated by Non conformity‚ the same way The Vigils and Brother Leon lost their power of the students in The Chocolate War; by someone taking a stand for what they believe is right‚ and other people being open to new ideas. In the late 15th century‚ going against the Catholic Church was unusual and had its consequences. “About 600 years ago‚ the church was considered
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society’s customs lead to great implications for the individual. In the novel The Chocolate War‚ Jerry’s friendship with Roland Goubert deteriorates in 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
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THE CHOCOLATE WAR CAN IMPROVE SKILLS IN CRAFTING AN ENGAGING STORY WITH A STRONG STRUCTURAL BASE: THE STORY CONTAINS NUMEROUS LITERARY DEVICES TO PERSUADE THE READER THROUGHOUT THE STORY ENGAGING ASPECTS OF THE STORY Mysterious element Generates questions: Who are the Vigils? What are the assignments? Noteworthy characters: Archie Costello: The main antagonist/mastermind behind the assignments. Drives Jerry to the end‚ and has a knack for psychological games Brother leon: A power hungry narcissist
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In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚" Jonothan Edwards makes use of similes‚ hyperboles‚ and repetition to strike fear into his audience in order to persuade them. By utilizing the sense of fear along with the rhetorical devices he manages to prove his point. By utilizing similes‚ Edwards makes a comparison to illustrate his point. An example would be when he states‚ "his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else..." In the quote the comparison being
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slaughter. This simile has a very deep and emotional meaning to several people because the Jews did not have an easy life during this period of time. They were forced onto trains‚ not knowing where they are going‚ or where they are at. Sometimes they would even be told that they’re going to a certain place‚ but will end up arriving to a death camp. Comparing Jews to sheep has a great deal of relevance because they were both beat‚ killed‚ and tortured. The slaughter in that rooted simile was referring
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J. R. R. Tolkien’s use of similes in "The Fellowship of the Ring‚" like most of his figurative language and imagery in the Ring trilogy‚ attach characters and events to the neighboring dwarf and elven lands‚ to nature. He‚ made what novel experts of Concordia University have called a Christian epic‚ locates spirituality not in a Christ-like figure‚ such as C.S. Lewis’ Aslan‚ but in recurrent relation to innate vigor. His nature similes ground Middle Earth folk in spiritual life. The way he chooses
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