“Archie is a scheming and manipulative character who controls the ‘entire school in the palm of his hand’ Do you agree?” In The Chocolate War‚ written by Robert Cormier‚ Archie Costello is the main antagonist who enjoys torturing his victims psychologically. In the novel he is portrayed as a manipulative and cunning person. Archie Costello is a character who is powerful enough to control the entire school. The novel shows how Archie can turn a bad situation for him into a good one – demonstrating
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within the story itself. The Chocolate War is a strong example of how many authors follow this same formula for writing‚ and use it as a sort of backbone for their work. You can very easily tell how in just the first page of The Chocolate War‚ Robert Cormier uses this method of hooking in his reader. ”They murdered him”1 would probably be a shock to see as the first sentence to most people‚ but
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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
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Banned In Robert Cormier’s The Chocolate War‚ the story itself may be considered a little controversial. Although the storyline is interesting and many people had their eyes glued to the page‚ others believe that some parts in the book are too controversial that it should be banned in schools. I personally believe that even though The Chocolate War was an interesting book to read‚ it should be banned from schools. While reading The Chocolate War‚ I noticed that the way Cormier depicts the females’
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The Chocolate War – Essay The idea‚ ‘Do I dare disturb the universe?’ is a strong message of the book‚ The Chocolate War‚ by Robert Cormier. The book highlights tradition‚ discipline and authority‚ the possible evils of being too wrapped up in the idea of accepting what is because it is‚ and the question of ‘is the universe worth disturbing?’ in regards to the message. The universe is represented by the school‚ Trinity High‚ as a microcosm of the macrocosm of the American society. Tradition
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Mustaches can be that manily look you were always wishing for‚ but did you know it could also turn you into somebody else? Neither did a teenage boy named Mike‚ until he saw his grandmother at the hospital one day. The Mustache is a story written by Robert Cormier and is about a teenager named Mike who had a cool looking mustache that apparently gave him the grandma’s husband look. Little did Mike know that his mustache would be his grandmothers way out of having a burden. Mike’s grandmother has alzhelmers
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The mustache Several themes are used in the text “the mustache” by Robert Cormier‚ one of them is Love‚ which is a kind of cliché‚ but it’s is a different kind of love‚ because the grandmother “Nana” has this intense love which she gives to her grandson because she thinks it’s her deceased husband. The reason why she thinks it is her grandson Michael‚ who is named by his grandfather‚ is because he looks like him‚ wearing a Mustache being tall and slim‚ so she mixes them up. The grand mom is 75 years
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Explore how Robert Cormier disturbingly conveys betrayal and its tragic consequences in his novel Heroes. Betrayal is one of the most awful acts that can commit a human being‚ it becomes even more awful when this act is committed by someone you love. In the novel “heroes” by Robert Cormier‚ the horrific betrayals that Larry Lasalle causes will tragically change the lives of Francis Casavant and Nicole Renard. At the beginning Robert Cormier is showing Larry as the most trustful men of all FrenchTown
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“Doing The Right Thing” In the story‚ “The Moustache‚” by Robert Cormier‚ a boy named Mike had a moustache. Although many did not approve nor like the moustache he really liked and wanted to keep it. Until one day he visited his elderly grandma at a nursing home and saw how she couldn’t quite remember him‚ things changed. She did have a memory issue and while she slightly remembered the boy as her grandson she absentmindedly referred to him as her husband‚ Mike. She then went on to tell
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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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