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Robert Cormier, the author of We All Fall Down presents a distinctive message about society and conveys that things are not what they seem. Cormier presents his readers an with an idealised American middle-class suburbia which is represented through an illusion of the 'American dream'. Cormier conveys this message to inform his readers of the dangers that exist in society and under a benign surface lies a menacing truth which is very confronting.
Cormier addresses issues through the novel to present his readers with this confontingmessage through the idea of the breakdown in a family unit, which has consequences affecting individuals and presents a decline in morals and values. Cormier uses techniques to convey this issue through characterisation, setting and through the method of narration.
Cormier begins the novel by following the conventions of a traditional thriller, with the use of having a confronting violation at the beginning allows Cormier to add suspension and mystery to the rest of the novel....
Cormier addresses issues through the novel to present his readers with this confontingmessage through the idea of the breakdown in a family unit, which has consequences affecting individuals and presents a decline in morals and values. Cormier uses techniques to convey this issue through characterisation, setting and through the method of narration.
Cormier begins the novel by following the conventions of a traditional thriller, with the use of having a confronting violation at the beginning allows Cormier to add suspension and mystery to the rest of the novel....