Rotten Cheese “The Farmer and the Dell” is a nursery rhyme for children. I am the cheese, by Robert Cormier, is a book intended for no one. The story begins with a strange kid, Adam, riding his bike to Rutterburb, Vermont (1). Throughout the story, Adam tells his story and his childhood to a man named Brint in a small room resembling a psychiatrist's office, which appears to be in the future compared to Adam's bike story. As Adam tells his story to Brint, he slowly remembers pieces of his early childhood that were unknown. The marathon bike part of the story ends up becoming part of Adam's imagination. Everyone he meets is actually workers/patients at a mental institution where he is being interrogated by Brint. Cormier uses this confusing attempt at a story to develop Adam's character and the style of the story. Throughout the story, Adam develops in many ways. Cormier uses the way Adam reacts to other people and situations to show how Adam develops. Indirectly, Cormier uses the dog's attack on Adam to show Adam's fear of dogs (35). Cormier also directly states that “the dog is fierce and I am terrified” (35). Adam was also a quiet and lonely child until he met Amy (55). She helped bring Adam out and share his feelings ( ). Cormier uses time and place to show the passage of time between the plots and background of the story. The setting changes when the plots change, such as when Adam goes on a journey when he tells his story to Brint. The point of view of the story also changes. When Adam rides a bike, the point of view is Adam's. This is used effectively to show Adam's feelings and reactions. The point of view then changes, as Adam speaks to Brint, in the third person. This is also effective in allowing the reader to “witness” Adam’s thoughts. The events that occur are told in the third person to help the reader understand how Adam feels, even without telling the story from his point of view..