Jamie Lavender's letter to Robert Cormier
Dublin Core
Title
Jamie Lavender's letter to Robert Cormier
Description
In this one-page, typed letter by Jamie Lavender, a high school student living in Lakewood, New Jersey, and dated 20 October 1983, the writer wrestles with the question of the purpose of fiction. S/he believes it is to "free the mind" not "burden" it with thoughts of terrorism as she experienced while reading After the First Death. S/he struggles to reconcile the competing views of his/herself and those of his/her teacher.
Creator
Publisher
Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Date
20 October 1983
Contributor
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
Format
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
Language
English
Type
Collection
Citation
Jamie Lavender, “Jamie Lavender's letter to Robert Cormier,” Robert E. Cormier Archive Collection 2, accessed March 15, 2025, https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/76.