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Cormier speaks to his motives for writing and its basis in emotion.

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Cormier defends downbeat endings as an important reality but states that he is not a pessimist.

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Cormier writes about the limiting influence literature would have on the behavior of its readers.

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Cormier discusses the futility of censorship in protecting children from the world.

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Cormier writes to supporters of his works about his upcoming sequel Beyond the Chocolate War and his admiration of the work of teachers.

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Cormier describes how Jerry was his most significant challenge in writing Beyond the Chocolate War. He also talks about his tentative work on a potential third novel.

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Cormier writes about his allusion to The Wizard of Oz in I Am the Cheese as well as the homosexual references in the novel.

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Thanks and commiseration with a teacher facing a censorship battle.

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Cormier summarizes a number of censorship attacks on his books in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Florida. He also mentions how he responds to censorship attempts of his work.

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Cormier describes his use of similes and metaphors and the effect fictionalization has on his real-life sources of inspiration.
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