Francis demonstrates he is not a hero through his words, thoughts, and actions, in the book, Heroes, by Robert Cormier. Francis is not a hero because in his actions, he fails to defend Nicole. Francis was just sitting in the dark, listening to everything happening. He acts like a domestic dog, his owner would be Larry LaSalle.with this in mind, Francis heard”... a whimpering like a small animal caught and trapped...” (Cormier 96). For a long time he had heard noises of struggle. As a result Nicole got molested and got traumatized.Francis had a feeling that it was happening, but he did nothing.Yet, Francis did nothing and just sat in the corner in the dark while that happened. Francis couldn’t even try to help her or anything.