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Francis In Robert Cormier's Heroes

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Francis demonstrates he is not a hero through his words, thoughts, and actions, in the book Heroes by Robert Cormier. Francis is not considered a hero through his actions because he fails to help or save Nicole. As Larry LaSalle tells Francis to go home Nicole convinces him to stay. Nicole gets raped while Francis is in the shadows watching what was happening. A hero would come out of the shadows and help whoever is in need of help. With that in mind, Francis hears “a whimpering like a small animal caught and trapped, moaning” (Cormier 96). Without a doubt Francis knew what was going on and still decides to do nothing. There are many things Francis could’ve done like get help. By getting help he could’ve stopped Larry LaSalle and saved
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