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flowerbloom
flowerbloom
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High School - 12th Grade

In the novel The Chocolate war (chapter 5) why did Archie choose The Goober for an assignment?

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Posted by flowerbloom on Wednesday October 21, 2009 at 5:24 PM and tagged with characters, reference.

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  1. anemicroyalty
    anemicroyalty Student
    High School - 12th Grade

    The Goober was chosen for the assignment [by Archie] because he was weak prey.  Cormier uses that as a chance to show the reader how cruel Archie really is.  It shows that Archie gains pleasure by psychologically torturing an innocent student.

    This assignment was not only implemented for the reason of torturing Goober.  It also affected the teacher who may have stood up against the corruption.  It was done to show Brother Leon and the student body the power of The Vigils.

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    Posted by anemicroyalty on Monday November 2, 2009 at 5:10 PM