Chocolate War
Jerry Renault in The Chocolate War appears to be "going with the flow"-trying out for football, checking out girls-but his inner character drives him to differ. He fights to grasp his feelings and lacks self-confidence when he needs it most. As Jerry begins to unearth his inner-self, other obstacles and ideas dealing with certain emotions arise. As he progresses and reaches a level of comprehension, he grows closer to his goal-a sense of self-rule.Jerry seems to be a typical freshman, in a period of experimentation-trying out for the team, dreaming about girls, reading "girlie magazines," but he also appears to be a dazed and confused one. He is "stunned by his mother's recent death and by the way his father sleepwalks through life." Jerry is experiencing an identity crisis and needs some self loyalty which can only be gained by reaching a level of understanding of himself and his feelings. Later, preparing for bed and sleep, Jerry looked at himself in the mirror, saw himself as that guy on the Common must have seen him the other day: Square Boy. Just as he had superimposed his mother's image on his father's face, now he could see his father's face reflected in his own features. He turned away. He didn't want to
"The Renault thing will take care of itself," Archie said. Couldn't Carter and the others see? Were they so blind to human nature, to developing human situations? "Let me put it this way, Carter. Before the sale is over, Renault will be wishing with all his heart that he had sold the chocolates. And the school will be glad he didn't." Jerry Renault in The Chocolate War can be recognized both as a "winner" and as a "loser." The definition of a hero is obscure. Jerry's ending is not the "happy ending" that we expect-where the champion receives an applause as he passes a test of courage. Jerry is more of an unsung hero, if one at all. He faced the toughest tests of character, became discouraged, was trampled on, and was beaten by uncontrollable forces. Jerry came to know himself, both his strengths and weaknesses, which allowed him to cope with his failure to reach his goal.
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Approximate Word count = 1487
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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