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The secretary of the Vigils and Archie Costello’s archenemy. Despite his hatred of Archie, Obie knows that Archie’s reign is uncontestable, and so he seeks to challenge him in small ways—such as calling him a “bastard” repeatedly and humiliating him towards the end of the novel by forcing Archie to confront his greatest (and perhaps only) fear, the Black Box, in front of the entire school.
Obie Quotes in The Chocolate War
The The Chocolate War quotes below are all either spoken by Obie or refer to Obie. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 39
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“Maybe the black box will work the next time, Archie," Obie said. “Or maybe another kid like Renault will come along."
Archie didn't bother to answer. Wishful thinking wasn't worth answering. He sniffed the air and yawned. “Hey, Obie, what happened to the chocolates?"
"The guys raided the chocolates in the confusion. As far as the money’s concerned, Brian Cochran has it. We'll have some kind of drawing next week at assembly."
Archie barely listened. He wasn't interested. He was hungry. “You sure all the chocolates are gone, Obie?"
“I'm sure, Archie.”
"You got a Hershey or anything?"
“No.”
The lights went off again. Archie and Obie sat there awhile not saying anything and then made their way out of the place in the darkness.
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Obie Quotes in The Chocolate War
The The Chocolate War quotes below are all either spoken by Obie or refer to Obie. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 39
Quotes
“Maybe the black box will work the next time, Archie," Obie said. “Or maybe another kid like Renault will come along."
Archie didn't bother to answer. Wishful thinking wasn't worth answering. He sniffed the air and yawned. “Hey, Obie, what happened to the chocolates?"
"The guys raided the chocolates in the confusion. As far as the money’s concerned, Brian Cochran has it. We'll have some kind of drawing next week at assembly."
Archie barely listened. He wasn't interested. He was hungry. “You sure all the chocolates are gone, Obie?"
“I'm sure, Archie.”
"You got a Hershey or anything?"
“No.”
The lights went off again. Archie and Obie sat there awhile not saying anything and then made their way out of the place in the darkness.
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