Heroes by Robert Cormier

• Heroes


  A novel by Robert Cormier that focuses on the way that returned soldier Francis Cassavant eventually finds a way to forgive himself for a past action
• Heroes


  • Set in the fictitious town of Frenchtown, Massachusetts, in the north-east of the United States of America
  • Majority of inhabitants are of French descent and French is widely spoken there
  • Narrated by Francis Cassavant and tells of his life and experiences in Frenchtown; growing up, falling in love and later going to war
• Opening paragraph


  Short and shocking, ending with the dramatic line: 'I have no face'
• Hero


  The novel questions what is meant by a 'hero'
• The narrative moves back and forth between 1939 and 1945