The Chocolate War

The Chocolate War

who is brother leon

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Brother Leon is the unpredictable, temperamental teacher who relishes in torturing and humiliating others. He buys 20,000 boxes of chocolates in advance, with money that he should not have spent. With the headmaster absent, he is filling in for him and wants to prove he is capable of the job.

Though Brother Leon hides his affect for the chocolate sale under the guise of school spirit he really wants to see that no one will be insubordinate. He needs the chocolates sold and tells the boys they will do it to show their Trinity school spirit.

No one likes Brother Leon and he rules with the fear that at any moment his power will be taken away. He condones and even encourages the actions of The Vigils as well as bribing students with grades to get the students to sell more chocolates. He knows his own reputation is on the line and will stop at nothing to protect it. At the end of the fight, when Jerry is on the ground and bleeding, Brother Leon is watching in the distance.

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