Heroes Flashcards
Nicole love
“Reminded me of the statue of st.therese”
Nicole heroism
“I knelt like a knight at her feet”
Nicole innocence
“Pale purity of her face”
“Like the ghost of the girl Nicole had once been”
Nicole forgiveness
“Why didn’t you do something”
Francis love
“I silently pledged my love and loyalty for ever”
Francis heroism
“I knelt like a knight at her feet”
“The deaths of heroes…how could I die by leaping from a steeple”
Francis war
“The war is over and I have no face”
Francis disguise/reality
“The gun is like a tumour on my thigh”
Francis innocence
“I didn’t recognise her”
Francis forgiveness
“I recognised in her eyes what I could not deny: betrayal”
Francis American Dream
“They talk about GI bills and going to college and getting married”
Larry Love/admiration
“We love the thing that makes us evil”
“Sweet young things”
“Dazzled by his talent…none of us dwelt on the rumours”
Larry heroism
“Silver star hero”
Larry war
“His features sharper, nose and cheek bones”
Larry disguise/reality
“The air of mystery…added to his glamour”
