Explore 2 episodes in the novel ‘Heroes’ which you find most dramatic :: English Literature

Explore 2 episodes in the new Heroes which you find most strikingand interesting.The novel Heroes was written by a great popular author called RobertCormier as it shotrlisted for The Carnegie Medal in 1999. RobertCormier started his career as a journalist as it wasnt shortly afterhe had published his first work of fiction when he was lone(prenominal) 20 yearsof age. He was a moot author who regarded glossing over theharsh realities of life, however disturbing as a betrayed of his youthreaders. He lived in New England, USA and died in year 2000.This novel shows the realties of war and what sort of damage andinjuries you could receive when you join the war. This novel hasthree main characters called Francis Joseph Cassavant, Larry LaSalleand Nicole Renard. From the title of this novel Heroes itinstantaneously makes the reader venture that this book allow for be aboutsomeone who is brave as he would help others. Robert Cormier hasfantastically tried to build the major features of the novel withterrible, tragic and romantic events.Francis Cassavant was only six years old when his mother died as hewas then brought up by his uncle in Frenchtown. When he was young hestudied grad 7 as he then met a new comer in town called NicoleRenard and fell in love with her. He soon became friends with her asthey then got closer to each other. Francis was then living in aromantic dream world with Nicole but it soon changed as Larry LaSallestepped in town.As the novel starts we come across Francis Cassavant telling thereader his terrible facial injuries that he has received during thewar. We know this because in the book at chapter one in the startingit says my name is Francis Joseph Cassavant and I have just returnedto Frenchtown in Monument and the war is over and I have no face. The author include this right at the beginning of the novel to showthat this incident has already happened as in past and the author alsoincluded this to show what the Great Compromiser Francis ha s got after the war andwhat terrible injuries people can suffer in a war. From this sentenceat the start it makes the reader straight away think that Francis hadsuffered terrible injures to his face during the war as he doesnthave much left of his face.The two Incidents that happened in the novel that I think revealed alot about Larry LaSalle and where the most dramatic and interestingare when Larry LaSalle decides to join the war as he wants the