Emily Hontiveros
Ms. Albuquerque
English I - Honors
13 October 2014 The Chocolate War: Chapters 11-20 Response Journals Something I dislike in the novel is the amount of sport terminology used. I find it confusing to refer to football “language” throughout scenes where significant events occur. “He had expected Carter to blitz and instead the big guard had pulled back and skirted the line, annihilating Jerry from behind (page 76). Maybe I am just ignorant to “football talk, but I think that there could have been another way for the vocabulary to be more understandable by any audience. Even in the first chapter, starting off the book, it took me a few pages to realize they were playing football. With some personal experience with basketball, words like "block," "pass," and "cocked arm," made me initially think of it. Until they added "quarterback," I added all the clues to realize I was picturing the wrong scene the whole time. Nevertheless, when I made the conclusion that it was football in play in the novel, it was fun to read
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The show, “Skins UK” is very much like that. Every few seasons bring up a new generation of characters like every few chapters introduce new characters in the novel. From “The Chocolate War,” there are chapters revolving around the boys named Brian, Goober, Jerry, etc. about their own background story leading up to their main scenario tying up to one larger concern. Both the show and book is quite raunchy so if you find the book too vulgar, then I wouldn’t recommend the show. “They were in love, love dammit, and it was money that kept them apart.” (page 94), is basically a summary of most conflicts in the “Skins UK” show. This brings me to the topic how this novel is commonly banned for its content, “Skins UK” also provokes some inappropriate