Adam's Journey
Life gets complicated when you find out you are not who you think you are. When Adam finds out who he really is, his past becomes clear to him. In the book I Am The Cheese written by Robert Cormier, Adam Farmer gets curious about his past life so he starts snooping around and what he finds out is, his name is actually Paul Delmonte. His family is in government protection so they had to change their names and move away, all because Adam’s father uncovered something he was not supposed to. Throughout Adam’s journey his father was his priority in the beginning, towards the middle he was curious and he ended up traumatized.
In the beginning of the novel I Am The Cheese, It is very important that Adam sees his father in Rutterburg,
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He finds out that his name is not Adam Farmer, and his life is not what he thinks. In this quote from the novel, Adam has received the news that his name is not Adam, it is Paul Delmonte. His family was put into a protection program by the government, so they had to change their names, move away and start a new life. “And yet a small part of him was isolated and alone, a part that was not Adam Farmer any longer but Paul Delmonte. I am Paul Delmonte, a voice whispered inside him.” (Cormier 123). This quote from I Am The Cheese shows how Adam’s life has changed because he did not know his past before this talk with his father, but once he learns this he is enthralled in it. Everything in his life has been pushed into view, all because he was curious about the things going on around his house such as Grey coming to the house every week and his mother on the phone for hours every Thursday. In the next quote from the novel, Adam speaks on the events that changed his family's lives. Mostly his father's decision to testify in a case of government corruption. “And, finally, his father told him that Adam Farmer had come into being a long time before, when the reporter who was Anthony Delmonte--and would someday be David Farmer-- had uncovered certain documents, obtained certain information at the State House in Albany, information that would change a lot of lives …show more content…
His father’s enemies finally catch up to him and it does not end well. In this dialogue, Adam is describing what happened to his mother and father and what had caused his trauma. “Into them. Into his father, his mother and himself. The car smashing, shattering. He saw his mother die. Instantly. Death without any doubt, and he regarded her almost curiously, numb, without feeling.” (Cormier 199-200). This experience traumatized Adam because he was not just hit and injured by a car, but he also witnessed his mom die with his very own eyes. This experience would traumatize anyone. This event even caused him to be sent to a mental hospital because of the mental state he was in after the murders of his mother and father. In this next quote, Adam has just returned to the hospital after his “journey” to Rutterburg, when in reality he never left Rutterburg, he just thought he did because his mind is messed up due to his mother and fathers deaths. “The hospital is on a small hill in front of us. ‘Welcome back, Skipper,’ someone calls.” (Cormier 205). This quote proves that Adam is traumatized because he is not aware of his surroundings and he cannot comprehend what is actually going on. Also, he has to go to a hospital and talk to a psychiatrist because he is not in a normal mental
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