The Chocolate War is a book written by Robert Cormier. It's about a teenager named Jerry and his life as an individual at an all-boys Catholic school called Trinity. Every year, the school sells chocolates to raise funds. Each student is supposed to sell fifty boxes, and they all do, except Jerry. Jerry was forced not to sell chocolates for 10 days by the Vigils, a school gang. At first, that's what he planned to do, but as the 10 days passed, Jerry began to feel control over his life and decided to continue not selling. In doing so, Jerry disobeyed the Vigils and made them look like a bunch of fools. Jerry is a fourteen-year-old freshman at Trinity. He is 5"9' tall and weighs 145 pounds. He plays football for the school team. His mother has just died of cancer and he lives alone with his father. While dealing with the death of his mother, Jerry felt that he had absolutely no power or control during his life, that is, until he stood up to the Vigils by refusing to sell Archie chocolates. part of the Vigils He plays the role of the assignor For this job, he must select the students and give them tasks. In this case, he gave Jerry the duty of not selling chocolates for 10 days. is a very powerful and manipulative person and he can turn someone against another in the blink of an eye, just like when Jerry extended his mission it will be shown how Archie transformed Jerry from a hero to an outcast and ultimately a victim. Jerry became a hero to everyone at Trinity. A hero is by definition a man or boy admired for his bravery, his great deeds or his noble qualities. In this case, they admired him for his courage in standing up to Brother Leon and refusing to sell the chocolates, something they had all wanted to do, but never had the courage. During their presence on the first day of the chocolate sale, brother. Leon went through each boy's name and they had to answer yes or no. Yes, meaning they would sell the chocolates and no, meaning they wouldn't. All the boys said yes, except Jerry, he said no. Brother Léon didn't just leave him alone, he pressured him, tried to make him feel bad for not selling, tried to make him feel guilty..