The novel, 'Heroes' by Robert Cormier was published in 1998. It is set in Frenchtown, America, between 1940 and 1945 (during Second World War), and explores the themes of guilt, compassion, secrecy and heroism (bravery). It is about Francis Cassavant, who desires revenge from his relationship with his friend Larry LaSalle. The plot deals with tension and suspense and how and why Francis has returned from the Second World War to kill Larry LaSalle. At the beginning of Chapter One, Robert Cormier introduces Francis Cassavant in Frenchtown. He comes back from the terrific war with a disguised physical injury. In the first-person narrator, Francis seems very open and matter-of-fact about his disfigurement injuries.
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Cormier compares him to a cinema screen as he appears very smartly towards him. Therefore, it makes him a natural centre of attention. Francis clearly admires him as he got a unique talent for knowing the best of the people. He looks up on him as he is seen self-esteem and has authority. However, the word ‘dazzling’ can also indicate that his physical appearance can blind people, so they don’t know what is behind his cheerful smile. The phrase, ‘movie star’ include to the sense that his views may hide his true personality. This leads to the reader an ignorant fact what his true personality may be, making it suspense to the story. Furthermore, there is a sense of overwrought mystery about him, as people in Frenchtown announce Larry back from New York. Cormier uses this technique of foreshadowing and undermining throughout the novel. Before the rape, he used to be a superb star hero. His nobility helped children in the Wreak Centre and was admire by them. However, his physical moral decays into a disgust characteristic as he savagely rapes Nicole, later in the
Cormier compares him to a cinema screen as he appears very smartly towards him. Therefore, it makes him a natural centre of attention. Francis clearly admires him as he got a unique talent for knowing the best of the people. He looks up on him as he is seen self-esteem and has authority. However, the word ‘dazzling’ can also indicate that his physical appearance can blind people, so they don’t know what is behind his cheerful smile. The phrase, ‘movie star’ include to the sense that his views may hide his true personality. This leads to the reader an ignorant fact what his true personality may be, making it suspense to the story. Furthermore, there is a sense of overwrought mystery about him, as people in Frenchtown announce Larry back from New York. Cormier uses this technique of foreshadowing and undermining throughout the novel. Before the rape, he used to be a superb star hero. His nobility helped children in the Wreak Centre and was admire by them. However, his physical moral decays into a disgust characteristic as he savagely rapes Nicole, later in the