In 1977, Robert Cormier published his novel, I am the Cheese; in 1983 the book was made into a movie by director: Robert Jiras. Both versions tell the story of Adam Farmer, a troubles teen, who goes on a journey on a bike to go to his father in Rutterberg, VT. Throughout both the book and the movie, flashbacks to Adam’s past push him to question himself and his family, but taped interviews between Adam and a supposed psychiatrist named Brint, make Adam question more. Both editions share similar plots, settings, and characters, but large changes overall change the viewer’s outlook.
The novel has an intricate setting full of details that add a mood to the story. One example from the book is the basement of Adam’s house, which was soundproof …show more content…
This is exactly what happened in this novel. Crucial characters such as Amy Hertz, Adam’s best friend and girlfriend, Adam’s mother, etc. make the plotline more diverse and bring a whole new facet to the story, but many characters were completely cut or had shortened parts in the movie version. These changes changed the main character’s story not just the cut. One major change was that of Adam’s Mother, Louise Farmer, who since Adam was young had been withdrawn and utterly sad and depressed. As a viewer reading about this makes one begin to wonder why Louise Farmer is upset and what made her that way, but in the movie we rarely saw Adam’s mother in one of these states and usually saw her in a more happy and “motherly” state contrary to the part in the book. The change from book to movie eliminates the suspicion and wonder from the viewer and instead makes it seem as if nothing appears to be wrong. Amy Hertz as written by Cormier, is mischievous and really brings life to Adam as his only friend and his girlfriend. She had a large influence over Adam in the books and Adam tried to contact her multiple times along his journey. But although Amy still has a role in the movie her influence is really not shown much to the viewer which takes away the effect she has on
The novel has an intricate setting full of details that add a mood to the story. One example from the book is the basement of Adam’s house, which was soundproof …show more content…
This is exactly what happened in this novel. Crucial characters such as Amy Hertz, Adam’s best friend and girlfriend, Adam’s mother, etc. make the plotline more diverse and bring a whole new facet to the story, but many characters were completely cut or had shortened parts in the movie version. These changes changed the main character’s story not just the cut. One major change was that of Adam’s Mother, Louise Farmer, who since Adam was young had been withdrawn and utterly sad and depressed. As a viewer reading about this makes one begin to wonder why Louise Farmer is upset and what made her that way, but in the movie we rarely saw Adam’s mother in one of these states and usually saw her in a more happy and “motherly” state contrary to the part in the book. The change from book to movie eliminates the suspicion and wonder from the viewer and instead makes it seem as if nothing appears to be wrong. Amy Hertz as written by Cormier, is mischievous and really brings life to Adam as his only friend and his girlfriend. She had a large influence over Adam in the books and Adam tried to contact her multiple times along his journey. But although Amy still has a role in the movie her influence is really not shown much to the viewer which takes away the effect she has on