The Chocolate War Violence Quotes

This is the first time we see physical violence in the novel – off the football field that is. The Vigils no longer find Archie's sick mind games an effective measure of controlling the students. The novel gets progressively more violent from this point.

Jerry raises an interesting point, one common to many victims of physical abuse. The topic is broad enough for a really intense research paper, or even a whole book. There's no easy answer, but powerlessness usually makes people feel ashamed. What are some other aspects of this?

When Jerry hears kids (perhaps Emile Janza and the other guys who beat him up), he realizes that he might not even be safe in his own home. Coupled with the incessantly ringing phone, the taunting kids erode his sense of personal security.