Comparing Boys Life And Cory's Rocket

“I am my bike, and my bike is me.” (Cormier 15) This quote from I am the cheese accurately represents how close Adam and Cory are with their bikes. To them, their bike provides more than just means for transportation, but also freedom, solace, and protection from the hardships they have to endure throughout their lives. Their bikes are a very close friend that becomes part of them as they go along their respective journeys. They are their bike, and their bike is them.

In Boys Life, Cory’s bike, “Rocket”, is just as important to him as rare arrowheads are to Johnny. Rocket helped Cory get around town to do things such as run errands for his mom or also to go to Mrs. Green Glass’s house to find out more clues regarding the murder. It also gets him out of some sticky situations. Including when Gotho Branlin chased Cory away from the playground and
Its the first thing the reader sees when he begins to read, and without it, his journey throughout the book would not have been possible. While riding his bike, he no longer has to reminisce as much about the things that trouble him in life. Contrary to his normal personality, while riding his bike he feels brave, courageous, and free. While he is in the hospital, he often thinks about how it would feel to ride his bike and feel the wind in his hair again. Due to the love of his bike he is very protective of it and is always paranoid about it being stolen. When it does get stolen, he puts himself into a very dangerous situation in an unknown environment to get it back. “I can’t afford to let him out of my sight or allow him to disappear into the backyard because the yard is an unknown quantity and I don’t know the conditions there is.” (Cormier 184) As you can see, he puts himself in a substantial amount of danger over his bike, and is determined to do whatever it takes to get it back. This is just one of the many examples where he shows the immense love he has for his