Saturday, December 13, 2008

The Emperors of Chocolate (pages 180-210)

Comments:
Now Hershey and Mars are big competitors.
Forrest really wants to see his candy everywhere.
The M on M&M had to be perfect.
Forrest had really high standards.
The Mars family had never been in debt.

Question:
How do people stand working for Forrest?
Does every M on M&M have to be perfect?
Was being a manger for Mars company hard?
Didn't the people get sick of hearing Forrest yell?

Vocabulary:
Consolidated - brought together into a single whole
Dismay -
to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt
Initiative -
an introductory act or step; leading action

Literary Terms:
Metaphor - "And if everyone is focused on their little piece of the pie, there's no one looking at the big picture"
Simile - "Forrest Mars didn't like marketing people at all"

Overview Sentence:
Forrest Mars became independent. He didn't work with Hershey anymore. He became obsessed with M&Ms.

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