Background information on robert cormier

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Robert Cormier (pronounced kor-MEER) lived all his life in Leominster, Massachusetts, a small town in the north-central part of the state, where he grew up as part of a close, warm community of French Canadian immigrants and lived with his wife, Connie, also from Leominster, and where they raised their three daughters and one son—all adults now. They never saw a reason to leave. “There are lots of untold stories right here on Main Street,” Cormier once said.

A newspaper reporter and columnist for 30 years (working for the Worcester Telegram and Gazette and the Fitchburg Sentinel), Cormier was often inspired by news stories. What makes his works unique is his ability to make evil behavior understandable, though, of course, still evil. “I’m very much interested in intimidation,” he told an interviewer from School Library Journal. “And the way people manipulate other people. And the obvious abuse

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Cormier, Robert

Robert Cormier was born in 1925 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA, where he lived throughout his life. The town is the setting for some of his novels; in Heroes it became Monument, and details about places in Monument and the day-to-day life of its residents are based on Cormier’s real experiences in Leominster. It fryst vatten the setting for some of his novels. The Cormiers’ home was in French Hill, which features as Frenchtown in Heroes. His family were French-Canadian immigrants. Robert was the second of eight children, and he remembers his childhood as a happy time.

He was brought up as a Catholic and was taught by nuns, like Francis and the other children in Heroes. Some of the nuns gave Robert a terrible time. Similarly, the nuns are very strict in Heroes. Like Francis, he was a solitary boy who loved reading and writing. He started to write poetry while at school. From a ung age his writing talent was obvious and was noted bygd his teachers. At Fi

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Robert Cormier

American writer and journalist (1925–2000)

This article is about the writer. For the colonist, see Robert Cormier (colonist).

Robert Edmund Cormier (January 17, 1925 – November 2, 2000) was an American writer and journalist, known for his deeply pessimistic novels, many of which were written for young adults. Recurring themes include abuse, mental illness, violence, revenge, betrayal, and conspiracy. In most of his novels, the protagonists do not win.^[1]

Cormier's more popular works include I Am the Cheese, After the First Death, We All Fall Down, and The Chocolate War, all of which have won awards. The Chocolate War has been challenged in multiple libraries.^[2]

Early life and education

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Robert Cormier was born in 1925 in Leominster, Massachusetts in the French-Canadian section of the town called French Hill.^[3] He was the second of eight children.^[3] His family moved frequently to afford rent, but nev