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Linor November 27, 2007 Ruby

//I AM THE CHEESE- READER RESPONSE//

While reading __I am the Cheese__, by Robert Comier, I found myself making many connections. This book made me think about a personal event, another book I have read called __Stormbreaker__ and interrogations of American soldiers during World War Two. These connections came to my mind throughout the book.

My first connection is text to self. In "I am the Cheese" Adam Farmer goes on a vacation and he is watched by Mr. Thompson's men. One time, at night, I was walking my dog and I felt like someone in the shadows was watching me. It was the weirdest feeling I have ever felt. No one was actually watching me so I can not tell how Adam felt when he knew that someone was really watching him. I would not have felt.

My first connection is text to self. In "I am the Cheese" Adam Farmer goes on a vacation and he is watched by Mr. Thompson's men. One time, at night, I was walking my dog and I felt like someone in the shadows was watching me. It was the weirdest feeling I have ever felt. No one was actually watching me so I can not tell how Adam felt when he knew that someone was really watching him. I would not have felt.

My second connection is a text to text connection. In "I am the Cheese" Adam is in a witness protection program. His real name was Paul Delmonte. His parents kept this secret from him for most of his life. He finally found out when he was fourteen. In "Stormbreaker" Alex Rider's uncle supposedly dies in a car accident. Alex's parents are already dead. He was living with his uncle until the accident happened. A secret was held from Alex until he was fourteen as well. His uncle was actually a British spy. These two books are very similar because both boys had secrets held from them until they were fourteen and those secrets had to do with the government.

My third connection is a text to world connection. My connection is this book remindsme of the German troops interigating the American soldiers during WWII. Sometimes the Germans would use drugs to calm the prisoners down so they would answer the questions that they were asked. They would also sometimes drug the prisoners to torcher them. In "I am the Cheese" Adam is drugged when he is questioned. These drugs were used to calm him down just like that of the drugs that were used on the American soldiers.