Erikson Phase 51. Leadership and followership versus diffusion of authority When the Vigils present Jerry with the chocolate assignment, the group creates an identity conflict: Jerry must choose between The Vigils and Trinity. Brother Leon clarifies the implications of selling chocolate: those who do not participate are not "true children of the Trinity" – although participation is voluntary, refusing to sell chocolates violates Trinity tradition (p.122). Saying "No", Jerry chooses to follow The Vigils, but when he later rejects their leadership, he refuses to follow both Trinity and The Vigils. Jerry combines The Vigils, Trinity, and their members into a single entity, bound together by tradition, which he cannot follow or lead, so he rejects it. Although Jerry rejects everything publicly, he still maintains the desire to be accepted by society: Roland Goubert "Goober" sees that his expectations are not met and silently distances himself from the influence. Rather than gain the support and praise of his peers and authority figures, he “simply wanted to be The Goober, playing football and running in the morning” (p. 143). Goober also compares The Vigils to Trinity himself, claiming that he “won't give Trinity anything anymore. Not football, not track and field, nothing at all” (p. 272). The Goober refuses to lead or follow a peer group, while Jerry still wants to lead the football team. Archie rose through the ranks of the Vigils, unlike Jerry, and Goober successfully played the Trinity game and rightly earned the place of "damned king" (p. 23). Archie sees authority as something earned and maintained, but having leaned on corrupt authorities to "gain" means to take by force or coercion, those who are too weak to do so do not... half of paper... Once again the chocolates, Jerry sees a flaw in the social system and decides to act on pure principles: disturb the universe and act according to a post-conventional morality. The ensuing harassment and beatings replace this principled ideology with the primitive obedience, punishment, and compromises of Level 1. This change is evident in Jerry's final monologue: "don't disturb the universe, no matter what the posters say “because” they will kill you.” Although Jerry gives these words as a warning to Goober, Goober has transitioned through Kholberg's phases and will not go back: when he transitions to phase 6, he will begin to act according to Gilligan's model of care and connection. .Although Goober suffers betrayal from the established authorities in the same way as Jerry, he does not fight through direct opposition, but distances himself from the unhealthy manipulation of his society..