The Chocolate War quotes 1974

He hadn’t ask me if I wanted to sell the chocolates. He’d told me

Language conventions, direct speech. The words “told me “ implies direct speech. This makes the acton feel more forceful

ominous, shadows, menacing eyes, leaving bruises like shadows

similie, the bruises may be more than physical injuries. Emotive language

They watch you all the time

Simple sentence making it impactful, theres no room for interpretation.

If you want to get under a guys skin, accuse him of something he’s not. Otherwise your only telling him something he knows

Juxtaposition, the sentence places two contrasting ideas side by side, emphasising the manipulation. Idiom “Get under someones skin “ is to annoy or bother indirectly saying.

Maybe I ought to assign someone to the store, make life interesting for your boss.

Indirect threat the phrase “make life interesting “ suggests that they don’t explicitly state a negative threat, implying that something disruptive will happen

In the real world its all about who has the power

Simple sentence, the simplicity emphasises the directness and generality of the statement.