The Chocolate War Lesson Plan

In Jerry’s phone conversation with Ellen, he mentions that speaking to her destroys his illusions about her. Based on their short conversation, what illusions does he have about her? How do they reflect on Jerry rather than her?

Based on their conversation, it is clear that Jerry’s illusions about Ellen are based on his own fantasies of how he thinks women should be rather than actually knowing anything about women or seeing them as multifaceted people. He mentions at one point in the conversation that her voice had lost its “demureness,” expressing that he imagined her to be shy and reserved (simply because of her gender and how she looks). That assumption is...