In his novel Cormier addresses problems which most of today's teen-agers have encountered in one way or another. Vandalism and violence play an important role in everyday life of youth, be it at home, at school, at leisure, or in visual media. Although these problems do not exist for all young people at the same intensity because of different economic and social backgrounds, they nevertheless provide important subjects for analyzing society. In We All Fall Down Cormier dramatizes the issue of vandalism and violence in a well-to-do, uppermiddle-class neighborhood rather than in an inner-city setting......
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