Point of View Different uses of tense in I Am the Cheese.
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Point of View Different uses of tense in I Am the Cheese
Three Stories Happening at Once
Adam riding his bike to Vermont
Adam talking with Brint
Adam’s past tense life
Why? This is a clever technique because Cormier is writing a suspense novel. By creating three separate plot structures, he allows the reader to find out small bits of information at a time.
Overall Message
The government is corrupt and that its citizens are puppets in a much larger plan
You do not know who you can trust.
Exposition
The exposition of a plot is the place where the reader is introduced to the main character and any important information to understand what is presently occurring
Three Strands
Present-tense narrated by Adam in first person(15 chapters)
Present-tense transcripts of interview tapes
Past-tense memories of Adam in third person
No strand contains direct references to the other, but characters and plot elements overlap
The Tapes
Brint interrogates Adam to try and see what Adam can remember about his past
Brint tends to steer interviews toward topics of his choosing
Adam’s Memories
Under Brint’s interrogation, Adam remembers several key incidents of his past
Adam’s Bike Ride
In the present-tense sections of the novel, Adam continues his bike ride toward Rutterburg, Vermont, to bring his father a gift
