Robert Cormier

If you were given the opportunity to slow your childhood down and keep the freedom of youth, you would right? It’s not quite as easy for the main character of the story, The Moustache, written by Robert Cormier. This short story read by the 8th grade class consisted of a 17 year old boy named Mike who insisted on growing a moustache. He went to visit his grandma in her nursing home, and she thought Mike, her grandson, was her husband, because of the moustache he had and the older man look it gave

In the novel The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier, the characters are over exaggerated, to state a clear point that this is not a normal story. The story does not follow a regular story line, but one that Robert Cormier decides is fit in his mind and he over exaggerates it aswell for an effect to state his point that, not every time you disturb the universe something good comes out. Robert Cormier wanted the characters be different, he did not make them how others wanted, being socially acceptable

Robert Cormier was born on January 17th, 1925. He was born in Leominster, Massachusetts. His parents were Lucien Joseph and Irma M. Cormier. Robert was the second of his eight siblings. When he was a child he enjoyed reading books and staying home. When Robert reached 7th grade he knew he wanted to become a writer. He wrote his first short story “The Little Things Count.” Robert began his career by writing scripts for radio commercials. Robert worked for 31 years as a newspaper reporter. He wrote

Cruel things happen everywhere around the world today; there are things that make us question the world that we live in. In the novel “After the First Death” written by Robert Cormier a terrorist hijacking of a school bus filled with little kids is a cruel thing. In the book there are characters who are innocent and then the characters who are not so innocent. Raymond, Kate , and Ben were innocent but, this innocence was taken away from them by the end of this novel. Raymond was one of the many

The Chocolate War The main character in the novel “The Chocolate War”, written by Robert Cormier, is a freshman named Jerry Renault. This bold character tries to disinvolve himself from a big problem in his High School Trinity. The problem involves the Chocolate sales and his defiance. He feels that he can exercise his rights that the chocolate sales are voluntary and he does not need to do it if he doesn't want to. He has his mind set to not sell the chocolate’s but some people get in his

With much research, I found that the Chocolate War is one of the most censored books in America. Robert Cormier caused much uproar with this book. As you read the book, Cormier takes you on a journey that is filled with depth and symbolism. Sadly, as it was first introduced , people didn't take the time to absorb the beauty of the world through his eyes. This author’s words crossed so many avenues , that it bumped a few curves on the way. Much controversy was stirred up but the author stood by his

Emotional Health Aspects and Their Significance in Heroes Written By Robert Cormier Heroes is a novel written by Robert Cormier. It carries an important emotional message and has an immense impact on the reader. The story is set following the Second World War and the author clearly shows a wide range of health issues and their impacts on emotional health through romance, emotional instability, and violent assault. The author conveys messages regarding the seriousness of the effect of depression,

“The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. This quote by Robert Cormier is true in the sense that you can redo essays but without understanding your strengths and weaknesses. We can write a good essay by understanding your strengths and weaknesses.” I made my essay better by adding good word choice and evidence. One of my strengths is ideas and evidence. I have real statistics and importance in my points. This ads to the

Inspired by the actions of his son, Robert Cormier decided to write this novel titled The Chocolate War. Cormier’s son Peter, had refused to sell chocolates at his school’s annual sale as a matter of principle (Kemp1), so Cormier thought that it would be an interesting plot for a book. In this book, Robert Cormier introduces us to many characters that personify evil in order to try to control and manipulate each other to gain power. The concept of power is represented in many different ways throughout

Robert Cormier’s message in the The Chocolate War is that of survival. Theme is the main or central idea that the author wants to portray to the reader. Does the protagonist, Jerry Renault, survive at Trinity? Does Goober pull through? Does Brother Eugene also make it? Are these individuals destroyed, and if so, then how? Jerry Renault does not survive at Trinity, because he refuses to sell chocolates and is harassed for his decision. Jerry’s refusal to sell chocolates began as a Vigil assignment