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About the Author

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Robert Cormier was born in Leominster, Massachusetts, on January 17, 1925. As a member of a large, working-class family during the Great Depression, he came […]

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Overview

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As in his other novels, Cormier’s primary aim in this work is to confront and examine the plight of young adults enmeshed in a world […]

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Setting

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Like Cormier’s other novels, I Am the Cheese is set in small-town New England. In this case, Adam Farmer (formerly Paul Delmonte of Pennsylvania) lives […]

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Themes and Characters

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Because of its intentionally ambiguous characters and structure, it is not easy to construct a clear analysis of this novel. A detailed attempt to solve […]

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Literary Qualities

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Critical reaction to I Am the Cheese has taken two directions. Many readers find the novel a mind-boggling, deliberately confusing detective story with no real […]

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Social Sensitivity

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To parents and educators familiar with Cormier, I Am the Cheese will seem an extension of the author’s indictment of American government and society. Here, […]

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Topics for Discussion

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1. It is not until late in the novel that Adam discovers his secret past. What earlier indications are there that his parents are hiding […]

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Ideas for Reports and Papers

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1. Cormier’s novels are often compared to J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye and John Knowles’s A Separate Peace. Research critical opinion on […]