The Chocolate War has brought up a discussion across the nation. Many people try to debate the point of this book. Many people wonder why the ending ended so poorly. Robert Cormier explained the ending of his book by saying, “I was portraying what happened when good people don’t come to the rescue.” Some people like to claim this quote is untrue; however, I agree with this quote. Because of the poor ending, desertion, and resistion, The Chocolate War proves to be a book where good people do not come to the rescue. The first reason I agree with Cormier’s quote is that Jerry was alone the whole book. Unlike the other Vigils, Jerry decided that he was not going to sell the chocolates. This made him stand out, and he was abandoned by many
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The book ended with the protagonist, Jerry, and Emile Janza in a fight. Emile attacked Jerry, so Jerry was reduced to practically nothing. In the end, Jerry regrets his decision to try and make a difference in his life by “disturbing the universe,” and he decides from now on he will not try to make a difference. If someone were there to help Jerry, then, Jerry might have felt better about himself. When you are abandoned by everyone, wouldn’t you feel as if you had done something wrong? Another way this book ended poorly, is that one of the antagonists, Archie, was happy in the end. Obviously when the antagonist wins the and protagonist does not it’s not a happy …show more content…
One argument people may have against this is that Goober was there for Jerry. Although Goober did try to support Jerry, all his attempts failed. Goobers attempts to support Jerry had no difference overall on the plot of the book. Even with Goober, there were still more people against Jerry than with him. Jerry still lost in the end. Some people might also say that the school was starting to rally behind Jerry; however, I do not believe this is true. If the school was starting to try to rally behind Jerry, they were put back in their place by The Vigils. Also, the school did not care that much anyway. When Jerry is fighting Emile at the end of the book, the crowds reactions show that they do not care if Jerry wins. In fact, many of them act like they want him to lose. Jerry had no one come to his
The book ended with the protagonist, Jerry, and Emile Janza in a fight. Emile attacked Jerry, so Jerry was reduced to practically nothing. In the end, Jerry regrets his decision to try and make a difference in his life by “disturbing the universe,” and he decides from now on he will not try to make a difference. If someone were there to help Jerry, then, Jerry might have felt better about himself. When you are abandoned by everyone, wouldn’t you feel as if you had done something wrong? Another way this book ended poorly, is that one of the antagonists, Archie, was happy in the end. Obviously when the antagonist wins the and protagonist does not it’s not a happy …show more content…
One argument people may have against this is that Goober was there for Jerry. Although Goober did try to support Jerry, all his attempts failed. Goobers attempts to support Jerry had no difference overall on the plot of the book. Even with Goober, there were still more people against Jerry than with him. Jerry still lost in the end. Some people might also say that the school was starting to rally behind Jerry; however, I do not believe this is true. If the school was starting to try to rally behind Jerry, they were put back in their place by The Vigils. Also, the school did not care that much anyway. When Jerry is fighting Emile at the end of the book, the crowds reactions show that they do not care if Jerry wins. In fact, many of them act like they want him to lose. Jerry had no one come to his