After the First Death, by Robert Cormier is a suspenseful novel that focuses on complex relationships that develop between various characters; what makes it unique is Cormier’s ability to make evil kind of behavior understandable, though still evil, through the character’s perspectives such as how the terrorists (Miro, Artkin, Sedette, Stroll, and Antibbe) claim they are doing their duties for a good cause, how Miro’s terrorist background impacts him, and the mask Ben’s father puts on as General Briggs, since they all have an understandable point of
