The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier is essentially about the abuse of power by the powerful and how those who do nothing provide the source of that power. Power used in this sentence refers to someone who has too much of control over people and activities. Abuse is using something wrongfully or for a bad purpose. This statement is somewhat true as the book is basically based around power and the abuse of it. There …showed first 75 words of 997 total…

…showed last 75 words of 997 total…This abused power usually hurts or humiliates someone. Everybody in the school recognises the abuse but higher authorities are never notified of it. If all the people affected by the abuse stood up and said something like Jerry did it would have an impact and something could be done about it. But seen no one did, it gave the protagonists more power because they knew they could get away with everything and push the boundaries.