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    Robert Cormier‚ Behind the Pages Throughout history‚ great people have accomplished greatness. Robert Edmund Cormier is one of those people. For over two decades Cormier has been‚ and continues to be‚ one of the most controversial and widely read authors of young adult novels. (Ed. Deborah J) Robert Cormier’s novel are well known for the conflicts between light and darkness‚ and what is right from what is wrong. Robert Cormier was born on January 17‚ 1925‚ in the French-Canadian part of the

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    “In every seed of good there is always a piece of bad” by Marian Wright Edelman. This quote is related to both of these novels but is shown in different ways. In the short story “The Moustache” by Robert Cormier the main character‚ Mike‚ has recently grown a moustache and liked how it looked on him‚ but it was affecting him in various ways shown in the text. He had to go visit his grandmother in her nursing home because he hadn’t visited her since she moved in. When he got there he was surprised

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    consistently asked himself throughout the book called The Chocolate War written by Robert Cormier. With that powerful statement‚ it was clear in stone what Robert Cormier was trying to express in the book. Cormier’s powerful statement throughout the book gave some insight into the consequences of standing up for what you truly believe in. Throughout the experiences that went on throughout the book with Jerry Renault specifically‚ Cormier explicitly showed the consequences that Jerry Renault suffered from Archie

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    How does Cormier create sympathy for both Nicole and Francis in 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

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    Head‚ Jonathan Cape"‚ and written by Gabrielle Lord. I think it was written for two possible reasons. Firstly‚ "After The First Death" was published only a year before - a very similar text about kidnapping‚ male versus female‚ mental sickness‚ terrorism‚ and father son relationships. Several of these issues are also presented in "Fortress"‚ which is why I think the success of "After The First Death" inspired "Fortress". But since the first publishing date does not represent the date the book was

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    1. 	Robert Cormier wrote The Chocolate War. The copyright of the book is 1974. 2. 	In the exposition of The Chocolate War‚ Jerry Renault‚ the freshman quarterback‚ was receiving constant blows from opposing players. Jerry was trying to get the ball to his receiver‚ the Goober‚ but not having any luck. 	In The Chocolate War‚ the rising action was the majority of the story. At Trinity High School‚ the school that Jerry attends‚ there is a group of "elite" students called

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    demonstrate many of the weaknesses in modern society? . The novel “We all fall down” by Robert Cormier sets out to illustrate psychological‚ emotional and physical weaknesses endured by individuals in modern society. It also highlights other weaknesses such as isolation‚ escapism‚ failure of relationships‚ and family decay in contrast to family unity. Ultimately through these themes the composer Robert Cormier depicts the weaknesses individuals face in modern society. The theme of isolation is

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    Title: Choice Book Report I."Heroes" II. Robert Cormier III. Laurel-Leaf Books‚ 1998 IV. Personal library V. Pages: 135 pages VI. Fiction VII. Fiction is something told or written that is not fact: something made up. 2. A made up story about real or imaginary persons or events. VIII. Summary: A. Setting-The setting of "Heroes" is in a small town called Frenchtown. It is set in the early 1940s during the Second World War. Everyone knows each other in this town because it is so small. There

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    Morency 9/18 /12 Block 8 Thematic Comparisons In Stephen Spenders poem “What I Expected” and “The Moustache”‚ a short story by Robert Cormier there is the common theme that life is unpredictable and you can’t always predict what’s going to happen. However the way these two authors convey this theme is very different; Spender uses diction and imagery‚ while Cormier uses details and symbolism. In “What I Expected”‚ Spender uses diction and imagery to express the theme of life’s unpredictability

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    instant here in this twilight room.” (Cormier

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