The short story “The Moustache” by Robert Cormier is about a boy named Mike who is sent to visit his senile grandmother at a nursing home. His mother warns Mike that his grandmother‚ Meg‚ will probably not recognize him. Once Mike gets to the nursing home‚ he is surprised when she recognizes him and calls him Mike. After a few minutes of chatting‚ Mike then realizes that Meg has mistaken him for her late husband‚ Mike who passed away years ago. Mike follows along with the situation and says calm
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inspires them. More than anything else‚ inner journeys are about the challenge of self-reflection. The following texts ‘We All Fall Down’ by Robert Cormier‚ ‘Baghdad Wedding’ by Hassan Abdulrazzak and ‘Things have changed’ by Bob Dylan emphasise how one reflects on the ways an inner journey provides new insight and an understanding of the world and themselves. Robert Cormier’s thriller novel ‘We All Fall Down’ explores the April Fools Day trashing of the Jerome’s house that leaves the youngest daughter
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“Archie is a scheming and manipulative character who controls the ‘entire school in the palm of his hand’ Do you agree?” In The Chocolate War‚ written by Robert Cormier‚ Archie Costello is the main antagonist who enjoys torturing his victims psychologically. In the novel he is portrayed as a manipulative and cunning person. Archie Costello is a character who is powerful enough to control the entire school. The novel shows how Archie can turn a bad situation for him into a good one – demonstrating
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within the story itself. The Chocolate War is a strong example of how many authors follow this same formula for writing‚ and use it as a sort of backbone for their work. You can very easily tell how in just the first page of The Chocolate War‚ Robert Cormier uses this method of hooking in his reader. ”They murdered him”1 would probably be a shock to see as the first sentence to most people‚ but
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trying and believing in what is right. This might seem corny to many but it is the truth. In order to succeed‚ a person should establish objectives and goals that they want to reach and attain. In the movie Jerry is having a hard time living his life after his mother’s recent death. The Vigils at his school are not helping either. Jerry has a lot of things on his mind and does not have time to worry about the “assignments” The Vigils have setup for him and the chocolate sale. The assignments are difficult
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The Chocolate War – Essay The idea‚ ‘Do I dare disturb the universe?’ is a strong message of the book‚ The Chocolate War‚ by Robert Cormier. The book highlights tradition‚ discipline and authority‚ the possible evils of being too wrapped up in the idea of accepting what is because it is‚ and the question of ‘is the universe worth disturbing?’ in regards to the message. The universe is represented by the school‚ Trinity High‚ as a microcosm of the macrocosm of the American society. Tradition
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KS4 Reading - Prose HEROES (ROBERT CORMIER) Heroes (Robert Cormier) Teaching Resources includes a 127 slide PowerPoint‚ 35 worksheets and a scheme of work overview. Heroes (Robert Cormier) is a detailed unit of work featuring a series of 15 lessons designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the novel Heroes by Robert Cormier at GCSE. Our Heroes teaching resource includes a range of activities for pupils of all abilities: -A brief biography of Robert Cormier and the historical context
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Banned In Robert Cormier’s The Chocolate War‚ the story itself may be considered a little controversial. Although the storyline is interesting and many people had their eyes glued to the page‚ others believe that some parts in the book are too controversial that it should be banned in schools. I personally believe that even though The Chocolate War was an interesting book to read‚ it should be banned from schools. While reading The Chocolate War‚ I noticed that the way Cormier depicts the females’
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Appearances can be deceptive. How does Cormier assert this view in his novel? ‘Heroes’ by Robert Cormier presents the view that appearances can be deceptive‚ asserting that how an individual may appear does not reflect his or her raw nature. Cormier explores this view by developing multiple characters and their outer personas through the slow deliberate unveiling of their true nature. Cormier develops his characters Francis Cassavant‚ Larry LaSalle and Nicole Renard to portray this duality. The
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Francis the Anti-Hero Francis in the novel “Heroes” by Robert Cormier demonstrates he is not a hero through his decisions and actions. Francis is not a hero because he did not help Nicole in the time of need. This is non-heroic because he had a good idea of what was happening to Nicole. He didn’t act upon because he was too scared to react. A hero in this situation would have done something that have helped Nicole and stopped Larry. For iInstance‚ when he was outside the wreck center he said
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