Francis Cassavant Flashcards
“I k a b o t s w m n u t b.”
“I keep a bandage on the space where my nose used to be.”
Francis talks about his injuries in a dispassionate way. He accepts them as a punishment for what he did to Nicole.
“I w a b N R.”
“It would always be Nicole Renard.”
Nicole changes Francis’s life completely. She is his first love and his greatest friend in a world where he has lost everyone he holds dear.
“I b y o l t s.”
“I’ll buy you one like that someday.”
Francis promises to buy Nicole a ring. This is the only time in the novel where he is optimistic about the future - but is just pages from Nicole’s encounter with Larry.
“I s t c t d. N r d b d t t f.”
“I start to close the doors. Not real doors but doors to the future.”
The sense of despair in Francis’s character is meant to make us empathetic. He sees no point in continuing life without Nicole and is considering a third attempt on his life.
“I a t o t t, i t d w I c h t d.”
“I am tired of this talk, impatient to do what I came here to do.”
When Francis finally confronts Larry, his mission appears to reach its conclusion. He appears to be confident and decisive.
