Robert Cormier on <em>After the First Death</em>
In this piece, Robert Cormier reflects on the influences at work in <em>After the First Death</em>. He discusses the type of person who could commit a terrorist act, and yet who could still see himself or herself as a hero or a patriot. In such a case, innocence would be reconceived as monstrous. The novel also let Cormier explore the stereotypical cheerleader character as the center for sexual fantasy and a love story. <em>After the First Death</em>, like much of Cormier's work, deals with parent-child relationships - filled with emotion and betrayal. These factors came together in the writing of the piece but ended up taking their own course to a different destination than Cormier intended. <em>After the First Death</em>, like much of Cormier's work, deals with parent-child relationships - filled with emotion and betrayal. These factors came together in the writing of the piece but ended up taking their own course to a different destination than Cormier intended.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo, Katy Covino
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation F - <em>We All Fall Down</em>
Participant F in the Literature-N-Living class presents his thoughts on <em>We All Fall Down</em> to an audience of peers and their family members. He talks about the value of trust and how rare it is, comparing Jane Jerome's broken trust in Buddy and his own experience being betrayed by someone he trusted.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Richter's letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/11">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation I - We All Fall Down</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/12" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation B - We All Fall Down</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/13" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation D - We All Fall Down</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/14" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation G - We All Fall Down</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/16" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation H - We All Fall Down</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/17" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation A - We All Fall Down</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/18" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation E - We All Fall Down</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/19" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation C - We All Fall Down</a></p>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 lined paper
English
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