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“I am the Cheese”
Names. To some people, names are just what you call a person or place, but in this story names are more than just a way of identifying people and places. Names are used to foreshadow events. The names give clues to what the person is like inside or out. In the following paragraphs, I will take an in-depth analysis of the names and other symbols in this book.
Adam is the main character’s name. Adam means first man. His name symbolizes the bible story of Adam and Eve. Adam farmer is looking for his father just as the biblical Adam was. Eve was the troublemaker who got Adam in trouble. Eve is symbolized by Amy.
Amy Hertz. Hertz is more than just a car place. Hertz symbolizes the word hurts. Amy means beloved. So, together Amy Hertz means beloved hurts or my friend hurts. Her friend is Adam and he is hurting.
Adam’s mother’s name is Louise. Throughout the story, Louise was always very upset with Grey but she didn’t lose herself in her anger. She remained a lady throughout her life. Louise means fights with honor and that is what she did.
Adam’s real name was Paul. Paul means small and humble. Adam was just that. He was alienated from everyone around him. He was alone and isolated. His whole life was physically and physiologically taken away from him.
The names of places is also significant. He is on his way to Rutterburg, Vermont. Rutterburg symbolizes a rut. He will get stuck in a rut. Rutterburg also symbolizes the hospital because he is stuck in the hospital.
There are many biblical symbols in this story as well. Adam’s father, David, testified against the government for corrupt practices. David symbolizes David from the bible. The government is Goliath. David fought Goliath, therefore, David fought the government. Although David killed Goliath but the government “killed” David’s old life and he had to get a new one for his own protection.
Adam’s psychiatric hospital...
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