Summary:
The Vigils is a secret, almost 'non-existent' organization in the Trinity Catholic school, run by one of the 'biggest bastards' of the school, Archie Costello. He is considered the leader of The Vigils, giving out well thought out assignments to students, keeping the school in order. The plot revolves around a high school freshman, Jerry Renault, who had just recently lost his mother to cancer. Archie admires that Jerry had gotten himself beaten up at football practice, but still managed to walk away, that he recommended him to an assignment of his own, named chocolates. As far as I have read. I have no idea what the assignment involves, but it seems pretty down and dirty.
Quote:
"A screwdriver, then, can loosen as well as tighten, right?" "Right," The Goober said, nodding his head, eager, his attention fastened on the thought of the screwdriver, almost as if he were hypnotized, and Archie was carried on marvelous waves of power and glory, leading The Goober toward the ultimate destination, feeding him the information little by little, the best part of the lousy job. Not really lousy, though. great, in fact. beautiful, in fact. Worth all the sweat. (Cormier 34).
Reaction:
I'm finding the novel's plot to be very predictable, but then again, it's only the beginning of the book. The kind of narration bothers me though, it's a 3rd person POV, but it sort of bothers me. The narrator explains all of the characters' feelings, not just focusing on the main characters' feelings. I'm not sure, and the actions going on kind of seem to explain themselves as the story progresses... I'm not sure. The story seems interesting, and I like it, though. It's almost like it has a Junior Mafia in the school. xD
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