Heroes:

Describe what happens in chapter 1?

Francis Cassavant returns to his home town called Frenchtown. He returns with severe war injuries. He has a strong desire to remain anonymous. He meets Mrs Belander, his tenant. He pays a visit to St Jude's Church. He reveals that he is determined to commit murder.

Name the three main characters?

Francis Cassavant. Nicole Renard. Larry LaSalle.

Describe what happens in chapter 16?

Francis finally meets Nicole. They talk about happier time and about what happened in the Wreck Center. Francis realises that the affection between them can never be restored. Nicole wishes Francis well and he leaves knowing he will never she her again.

Describe what happens in chapter 6?

Francis now attends the St Jude Club on a regular basis and he learns that Larry LaSalle is celebrated as a hero. Arthur Rivier finally recognises Francis. Arthur reveals that Francis fell on a grenade and in doing so saved the lives of others.

Describe what happens in chapter 17?

Francis sits in the railway station watching people coming and going. He thinks about his wartime friends and about who the real heroes are. We see Francis leaving Frenchtown. There is nothing to keep him there anymore.

Identify a quotation from chapter 7?

'For the first time in my life, a tide of confidence swept through me'

Identify three quotations from chapter 1?

'I am filled with guilt and shame, knowing that i just prayed for the man I am going to kill' 'Even when he laughed, you could see the pain flashing in his eyes' 'I have caves for a nose'

Identify a quotation from chapter 5?

'I had never been a hero in such places, too short and uncoordinated'

Identify a quotation from chapter 2?

'I wanted to shout from the rooftops: 'I love her with all my heart'

Identify a quotation from chapter 3?

'The next day, the grenade blows my face away'

Identify a quotation from chapter 6?

'They respect my silence and my anonymity'

Describe what happens in chapter 2?

A flashback to Francis's days at school tells of his first meeting with Nicole. They exchange a glance in a maths lesson. Nicole is portrayed as beautiful and pure. Francis reveals his love and devotion to her. They meet occasionally in the same apartment block. Francis does not know how to deal with his emotions and is overshadowed by his more confident friend, Joey LeBlanc

Describe what happens in chapter 12?

A heatwave settles on Frenchtown. Larry leaves Frenchtown. Francis feels guilty about the attack. He blames himself and believes that he should be punished. Francis meets Nicole for the first time since the rape attack and she blames Francis for not helping her. Francis joins the army.

Describe what happens in chapter 9?

Back in the past again, Larry signs up for the war in 1941. Plucking up courage, Francis finally asks Nicole for a date. Francis and Nicole gradually become closer. News of Larry's award for bravery reaches Frenchtown.

Describe what happens in chapter 13?

Back in the present, Francis learns that Larry has returned to Frenchtown with war injuries. As a result of an overheard conversation, Francis discovers where Larry is living.

Describe what happens in chapter 10?

Francis thinks back to the time in England when he first realised the full impact of his facial injuries. He remembers his friend Enrico talking about his intention to commit suicide. Francis implies that suicide could be an option for him too after his mission to kill Larry LaSalle has been completed.

Describe what happens in chapter 14?

Francis visits Larry, who welcomes him in a friendly way. After revealing that he is aware of Larry's attack on Nicole, Francis aims his gun at Larry. Larry stops Francis from shooting by telling him he has his own gun and has often considered shooting himself. After Francis leaves, the sound of a gunshot is heard from Larry's room.

Describe what happens in chapter 15?

Francis visits sister Matilda to discover Nicole's whereabouts. He receives the information he was hoping for. On leaving he allows Sister Matilda to touch his face, but hides the secret of the assault, and his despair, from her.

Describe what happens in chapter 8?

Francis walks the street of Frenchtown looking for Larry LaSalle but without success. There is a bitter portrayal of a drunken Arthur Rivier, who gives a moving and realistic description of the realities of war.

Identify a quotation from chapter 11?

Francis: 'His slenderness was knife-like now, lethal'

Identify a quotation from chapter 10?

Francis: 'I start to close doors. Not real doors but doors to the future'

Describe what happens in chapter 7?

In another flashback, Francis transforms from a shy character to a table tennis champion. Larry has the influence over young people. Larry makes Francis and Nicole his special stars. Larry engineers physical contact between himself and Nicole through dancing. Against the odds, Francis wins the table tennis match against Larry

Describe what happens in chapter 3?

Memories of Nicole are still fresh in his mind as Francis visits the place where she used to live. Remaining anonymous is still very important to Francis as he lies to his landlady about his name to keep his identity hidden. The horrors Francis endured in the war are revealed through a description of one of his nightmares.

Describe what happens in chapter 11?

Larry LaSalle returns to Frenchtown. Francis is sent away by Larry at the end of the evening so that Larry can have one last dance with Nicole. Larry takes advantage and rapes Nicole. Francis doesn't leave and hears everything that is happening inside. Nicole runs away in tears and sees Francis standing in the hallway and looks at him with anger and a sense of betrayal. Larry behaves as if nothing happened.

Identify a quotation from chapter 14?

Larry: 'One gun is enough for what has to be done'

Identify quotations from chapter 9?

Larry: 'We can't let the japs get away with this' Francis: 'The people of moniment jammed the Plymouth to see the town's first big war hero on the silver screen'

Identify a quotation from chapter 12?

Nicole: 'Go away, Francis' 'Just go away'

Identify a quotation from chapter 16?

Nicole: 'I shouldn't have said those things to you that day on the piazza. You weren't to blame for what happened.

Describe what happens in chapter 4?

On his way to the Wreck Centre Francis meets Arthur Rivier, another veteran from the war. Together with other young men who have been in the war, Francis has a drink in the St Jude Club. He recognises them but they do not know who he is.

Identify a quotation from chapter 15?

Sister Matilda: 'We all have secrets, eh, Francis?'

Describe what happens in Chapter 5?

The violent history of the Wreck Center is narrated. In a flashback, Larry LaSalle is introduced as a youth worker who reorganises the Wreck Center and motivates the young people of Frenchtown. Nicole also begins to attend the Wreck Center and the growing attraction between her and Francis is described.