“My name is Francis Joseph Cassavant and I have just returned to Frenchtown in Monument and the war is over and I have no face.” Establishes the setting and Introduces narrator in first person which creates mystery. Chapter 1 – page 1 “Oh‚ I have eyes… but no ears to speak of‚ just bits of dangling flesh. But that’s fine‚ like Dr Abrams says… He was joking‚ of course.” Conversational style of address which creates a close bond between the reader and the narrator Chapter 1 – page 1 Description
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How does Cormier create sympathy for both Nicole and Francis in pages 68-69 of the novella? This extract has been taken from Chapter 11 of the novella: ‘Heroes’ by Robert Cormier. It is significant as this is the point of the storyline when Nicole is abused by Larry LaSalle. In this extract‚ Cormier uses dramatic language to suggest Francis’ fear of Larry and his feeling of distress. This can be seen with the phrases “a moment of panic” and “heart thudding” implying that Francis has almost
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demonstrate many of the weaknesses in modern society? . The novel “We all fall down” by Robert Cormier sets out to illustrate psychological‚ emotional and physical weaknesses endured by individuals in modern society. It also highlights other weaknesses such as isolation‚ escapism‚ failure of relationships‚ and family decay in contrast to family unity. Ultimately through these themes the composer Robert Cormier depicts the weaknesses individuals face in modern society. The theme of isolation is
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Explore how Robert Cormier disturbingly conveys betrayal and its tragic consequences in his novel Heroes. Betrayal is one of the most awful acts that can commit a human being‚ it becomes even more awful when this act is committed by someone you love. In the novel “heroes” by Robert Cormier‚ the horrific betrayals that Larry Lasalle causes will tragically change the lives of Francis Casavant and Nicole Renard. At the beginning Robert Cormier is showing Larry as the most trustful men of all FrenchTown
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Robert Cormier‚ Behind the Pages Throughout history‚ great people have accomplished greatness. Robert Edmund Cormier is one of those people. For over two decades Cormier has been‚ and continues to be‚ one of the most controversial and widely read authors of young adult novels. (Ed. Deborah J) Robert Cormier’s novel are well known for the conflicts between light and darkness‚ and what is right from what is wrong. Robert Cormier was born on January 17‚ 1925‚ in the French-Canadian part of the
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“In every seed of good there is always a piece of bad” by Marian Wright Edelman. This quote is related to both of these novels but is shown in different ways. In the short story “The Moustache” by Robert Cormier the main character‚ Mike‚ has recently grown a moustache and liked how it looked on him‚ but it was affecting him in various ways shown in the text. He had to go visit his grandmother in her nursing home because he hadn’t visited her since she moved in. When he got there he was surprised
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Why does Cormier use war as the backdrop to ‚Heroes‘? (27 Marks) The Second World War permeates the entire novel. Ostensibly hinged upon the success of the characters at war is the determination for Larry LaSalle to rape Nicole‚ and Francis to avenge this crime against her. Without the war‚ Francis would not have been maimed‚ and his life would have turned out very differently: possibly he would have ended it on the pavement beneath the steeple of St. Jude‘s Church. But why would Cormier have his
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Mustaches can be that manily look you were always wishing for‚ but did you know it could also turn you into somebody else? Neither did a teenage boy named Mike‚ until he saw his grandmother at the hospital one day. The Mustache is a story written by Robert Cormier and is about a teenager named Mike who had a cool looking mustache that apparently gave him the grandma’s husband look. Little did Mike know that his mustache would be his grandmothers way out of having a burden. Mike’s grandmother has alzhelmers
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The mustache Several themes are used in the text “the mustache” by Robert Cormier‚ one of them is Love‚ which is a kind of cliché‚ but it’s is a different kind of love‚ because the grandmother “Nana” has this intense love which she gives to her grandson because she thinks it’s her deceased husband. The reason why she thinks it is her grandson Michael‚ who is named by his grandfather‚ is because he looks like him‚ wearing a Mustache being tall and slim‚ so she mixes them up. The grand mom is 75 years
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“Doing The Right Thing” In the story‚ “The Moustache‚” by Robert Cormier‚ a boy named Mike had a moustache. Although many did not approve nor like the moustache he really liked and wanted to keep it. Until one day he visited his elderly grandma at a nursing home and saw how she couldn’t quite remember him‚ things changed. She did have a memory issue and while she slightly remembered the boy as her grandson she absentmindedly referred to him as her husband‚ Mike. She then went on to tell
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