In his fourth novel The Chocolate War Cormier uses his own son's refusal to sell chocolate as a school fund-raiser as a prompt. The Chocolate War is Cormier's most controversial novel ever. The use of darkness and hopelessness as themes made people critical of The Chocolate War. ... During the time period of Cormier's life and this novel, the Viet Nam War had just ended, women such as Betty Friedan encouraged women to challenge the traditional roles of society, disabled Americans had few rights, and Richard Nixon had resigned the office of the presidency because of the Water...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Forest tells his life story sitting at a bus stop comparing it to a box of chocolates. ... For example the Vietnam war was presented in the movie and the year was correct, 1963. ... When the war was taking place, you could almost feel the habitat of Vietnam it was so realistic. It was like it was actually taken from the war. ... The film showed the Vietnam war, and life at the time, so it made the viewer more aware of history. ...

• Word Count: 853
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• Grade Level: High School

My father an African-American, who served in the Vietnam War as a soldier, met my mother, while he was stationed in Vietnam. Subsequently after the Vietnam War my parents arrived in America and days later married. ... I would like to conclude my life story by quoting Forest Gump "life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you"re going to get." ...

• Word Count: 950
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School