An Outline of Heroes

1. An Outline of 'Heroes'
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." пЃ®
Establishes the setting пЃ® Introduces narrator in first person пЃ® 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." пЃ® Conversational style of address
пЃ® Creates a close bond between the reader and the narrator Chapter 1 – page 1 Description of
Francis's physical injuries. пЃ® Described in a matter–of–fact way пЃ® Creates sympathy in the
reader – but does Francis expect this? пЃ® Makes the reader want to...show more content...
She began to stay at home... She was like... a hermit." Adds to the mystery of Nicole Renard Shows
that Francis did end up goingout with Nicole but that something must have gone wrong Chapter 3 –
page 15 Francis explains that he joined the army at fifteen. пЃ® This makes the reader ask lots of
questions e.g. пЃ® пЃ® пЃ® Why did he enlist? Why wasn't he missed? How did he feel about
this? Chapter 3 – page 16 "I can keep going on a minimum of food because I lost my appetite
somewhere in France and eat now only to sustain myself for a while." пЃ® Suggests that Francis
has given up hope пЃ® Doesn't reveal why he has no appetite Chapter 3 – pages 18 – 20 Francis
dreams about the war in France пЃ® This suggests Cormier's attitude to war and what is expected of
soldiers. пЃ® It contrasts with the romantic and heroic descriptions we might expect пЃ® It is a
dramatic and horrifying description Chapter 3 – page 18 "Not like the
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