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Francis Cassavant
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Mind map of the character Francis Cassavant from the novel Heroes by Robert Cormier
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Francis Cassavant
War
Changed his birth certificate
"They were taking anybody with a heartbeat those days."
"I had always wanted to be a hero, like Larry LaSalle and all the others."
Silver Star
Awarded for bravery/herosim
"I'm not the hero he thinks I am."
Freak accident with the grenade
"The war is over and I have no face."
Link to Larry - both awarded star but both were not heroes
Doesn't want to discuss it
Ashamed - he wasn't really brave
"I went to war because I wanted to die."
Carries burden of guilt
Uses a lot of religious language
Thinks he should be punished for his sins
Failing to save Nicole from Larry
Modest? Guilty?
Physical appearance
Severe facial injuries from the grenade
"My nostrils are like two small caves."
"No ears to speak of, just bits of dangling flesh."
Hidden identity
"I wear a scarf that covers the lower part of my face."
Doesn't want to be recognised
Guilt? Ashamed of Silver Star?
Wants to carry out mission to kill Larry
Remain anonymous
"I tilt the cap forwards so that the visor keeps the upper part of my face in shadow."
Going to kill himself after the mission
Wants to remain unknown
Not disgracing family name
Chooses loneliness
Nicole Renard
Falls in love with her as soon as he sees her
Like a fairytale
"I knelt there like a knight at her feet."
Her protector
"Like a sentry on lonely guard duty."
Like the movies
Sees her as an angelic being
"Perspiration on her forehead..."
Gave him confidence
"She had a way of teasing that coaxed me into forgetting my shyness."
Balanced conversations
His motivation for everything
An obsession?
"Didn't she know I'd track her down sooner or later?"
Selfish
Larry LaSalle
Francis' role model
One step ahead of him
Knew about Silver Star
Wreck Centre
Developed his confidence
Was his hero
Hero image destroyed after Nicole's attack
Controlled him
"We always did what Larry LaSalle told us to do."
"The subtle tender game in which Larry LaSalle was letting me win."
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