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Heroes – Robert Cormier

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.

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Heroes – Robert Cormier

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  1. Heroes – Robert Cormier Key Quotations

  2. 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

  3. 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 a close bond between the reader and the narrator

  4. Chapter 1 – page 1 Description of Francis’s physical injuries. • Described in a matter-of-fact way • Creates sympathy in the reader – but does Francis expect this? • Makes the reader want to know why he looks like this

  5. Chapter 1 – page 2 “But not having much success” and “I don’t blame them” • Francis has low self-esteem and lacks confidence • Presented as single-sentence paragraphs to draw attention to them

  6. Chapter 1 – page 3 “This was proof that the scarf and the bandage were working in two ways: not only to hide the ugliness of what used to be my face, but to hide my identity.” • Why is Francis trying to hide? • Creates mystery • Francis believes he is ugly

  7. Chapter 1 – page 4 “I thought of Nicole Renard, realizing I had not thought of her for, oh, maybe two hours.” • First mention of Nicole • Suggests Francis may be in love with her • Makes the reader ask questions

  8. Chapter 1 – page 4 “She had always been generous when I did her errands and her tips paid for my ten-cent movie tickets at the Plymouth on Saturday afternoons.” • Francis knows Mrs Belander from before the war • In a first reading, the Plymouth seems unimportant

  9. Chapter 1 – page 4 “At that moment, I knew that I was really anonymous, that I wasn’t Francis Joseph Cassavant anymore but a tenant in Frenchtown.” • Why does Francis want to be anonymous? • Contrasts with the opening sentence

  10. Chapter 1 – page 5 “I was home again in Frenchtown. I thought of the gun hidden away in my duffel bag and knew that my mission was about to begin.” • What is Francis’s mission? • Why does he have a gun? • Creates mystery and suspense

  11. Chapter 1 – page 5 Francis briefly mentions his dead father and mother, and younger brother. • This is one of the few times they are mentioned in the novel • Why doesn’t Francis talk about them more often? • He wants to forget the past

  12. Chapter 1 – page 6 “Then I am filled with guilt and shame, knowing that I just prayed for the man I am going to kill.” • Francis frequently feels guilt and shame • This section emphasises his religious feelings • Statement creates dramatic tension

  13. Chapter 1 – page 7 “‘You’re a big hero,’ he said. ‘A Silver Star hero.’” • This is the first reference to being a hero in the novel • The reader wonders why Francis has been awarded the Silver Star

  14. Chapter 1 – page 7 “I am not a hero, of course, and I turn away in disgust.” • Francis has low self-esteem • Why doesn’t he believe he is a hero? • Why does he say “of course”?

  15. Chapter 1 – page 7 • “And even though I am home from the war, I wonder if I will ever see her again.” • The chapter ends on a cliff-hanger • Where is Nicole? • What happened to her?

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