either extraordinarily charming or so ordinary as to be almost invisible. In “Heroes”‚ Larry LaSalle falls into the former category. His “Fred Astaire” walk and “movie-star smile” are the perfect disguise for hiding his dark secret: his weakness for “sweet young things”. In a series of flashbacks‚ Francis Cassavant‚ the teenage narrator of the novel‚ tells of how‚ to the young people of Frenchtown‚ Larry LaSalle was a “hero”. He not only gave them a place to be themselves when he opened up the Recreation
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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 character injured as a victim in war‚ or LaSalle decorated as a war hero? There are several reasons why Cormier might have used
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The title “Heroes” immediately highlights heroism as a key theme to the novel‚ because it is planted into the reader’s sub-conscious mind‚ so they identify heroism in everything they read‚ even if that is not the concept Cormier’s intended to present. Acting as an umbrella term‚ “heroes” represents the many values associated with heroism‚ repeated throughout the novel. Some may see it as an overbearing‚ forced title that Cormier uses to make heroism into the main focus‚ because he failed to do so
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Francis Cassavant‚ Nicole Renard‚ and Larry LaSalle. Francis is an eighteen year old who has no face. He is a very shy person. Francis was in World War II and the people he was in the war with are really his only friends. Francis has also been in love his whole life with one girl‚ Nicole Renard. He likes her but he is way to shy to talk to her. Nicole is a very nice young lady. She tried to help out in the war so she would knit things for the men in the war. Larry LaSalle is an older man probably in his
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Heroes – Robert Cormier Key Quotations Chapter 1 – page 1 “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 Introduces narrator in first person Surprising statement 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 Creates
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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‚ but after going on reading Larry is showing is real face that he was really cleverly hiding with the community trust. Near the end of the novel Larry is illustrated as a pervert‚ he will even confess to Francis that Nicole was not the
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landings in 1994. Both main characters Francis and Larry are portrayed as war heroes as they receive Silver Stars due to their contribution and bravery in the war‚ “only the silver star is for heroism.” This quote proves the significance of the Silver Star amongst those who took part in the war efforts and showed that if these two characters owned one‚ they are popular‚ respected and honoured by those around them. “The towns first big war hero‚” Larry was described as a major idol by the people of the
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Who is Nicole Renard? Nicole Renard is an innocent young girl who is not only Francis’ first and only love but also the victim of Larry LaSalle. Can I critically respond to the text‚ ‘Heroes’? (AO1) I must generally refer to relevant aspects of Heroes I should discuss thoroughly and increasingly thoughtfully characters/relationships I could consider and suggest experimental ideas and judgements; Quotation ‘That would be nice.’ Means? When she agrees to go to the cinema with Francis she transforms
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Is Francis Cassavant a Hero? In the novel ’Heroes’ it is shown that there is no such thing as a real ’hero’‚ because everyone has a weakness‚ Cormier uses Larry LaSalle and Francis Cassavant as a way to convey this message. The protagonist‚ Francis‚ is portrayed as having both heroic and cowardly personality traits; this forces the reader to consider what makes a real hero. A hero is someone admired for their courage and nobility
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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 become so ‘frozen’ with the fear and his worry for Nicole‚ that
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