Robert Cormier did a spectacular job at making it hard to put down The Chocolate War. Cormier was inspired by his son to write The Chocolate War because of a personal experience he had with selling chocolates at his school. The setting that the story takes place in is at a private Catholic high school just for boys. The plot line of the story is mainly about a secret group of boys who manipulate their student body and specifically, find one person to mess with bully him with assignments throughout
Robert Cormier was born in Leominster, Massachusetts. He is widely known for his strong and disturbing novels for young adult readers. The name “Cormier” brings up descriptions of violent acts. But, Robert Cormier has a positive view on children’s literature. Robert has four famous books which are: The Chocolate War, I am the Cheese, After the First Death and Beyond the Chocolate War. In his novel The Chocolate War, Cormier makes the point that an excess of power inevitably leads to corruption.
Have you ever read something that describes in so much detail it's so vivid to the mind. Robert Cormier writing style leaves an imprint of his thoughts for the reader to interpret. In many of his novels, Robert Cormier allows us to feel as though he is speaking to us directly. Short sentences and simple vocabulary are characteristic features that Robert Cormier uses to create such work that gives him his name and reputation. Corimers success as a writer can be gauged by the number of awards he has