**Meeting+March+16th**

=Meeting 2. (pg.71-142)=
 * ====Person A.Group Leader- Nick Bender====
 * ====Person B.Reporter-Marissa Harmon====
 * ====Person C.Questions- Gabriela Civiletti====
 * ====Person D. Answers-Jen Pallatta, Julia Pollack====

Report:
At today's meeting, we discussed about the mood and tone of the book. This story has a dark and sometimes a sad mood. The story revolves around a high school freshman named Charlie whose best friend committed suicide and his older siblings were involved in drugs, alcohol, and sex at young ages. Charlie is trying to live his life while at the same time, he is trying to run from it. We think that this means that he is curious about getting involved or trying out different things that his older siblings, friends, and upperclassman are involved in. However, some of these things can be dangerous and Charlie could be risking his health, relationships, or friendships. In addition, this story feels like it has a sad tone. Each of these characters has a problem in their lives and the auther, Stephen Chbosky, is expressing the hardships and depressing times that each one experiences.

Topic: Mood/ Tone
The tone and mood of this book is very lonely and empty. The way Charlie tells his stories and writes his letters makes you feel very lonely and apart from everyone else. His expieriences and the way he potrays himself in the story make a big impact on the mood of the book. Its easy to try and picture yourself in his shoes, and you immediatly have an empty lonliness about it. But because of the funny events that happen in his life make it a very positive tone.

Questions

 * 1) Why do you think Sam found it okay to kiss Charlie if she doesn't like him as more than a friend?
 * 2) Do you think Charlie's reactions about Sam and Patrick leaving on vacation are normal, or do you think he may have some sort of problem? What could possibly be his problem?
 * 3) What do you think might have happened to Charlie's Aunt Helen? Why do you think it affects him so much?
 * 4) How should Charlie act towards Mary Elizabeth instead of lying to her and going along with the things she says? Why do you think he doesn't like her?
 * 5) Do you think Charlie should deal with his problems by calling Bob and getting weed? Do you think Patrick and his other friends delt with the problem well by not talking to Charlie?

Answers

 * 1) She thought it would be nice because it wasn't a big deal to her and Charlie was happy because he finally got his first kiss.
 * No, it is probably a little more of a problem, it seems like he has a lot of anxiety problems.
 * 1) We think that she got sick and it effected him because they were really close and when she left it was hard on him.
 * 2) He should have been honest from the beginning. He doesn't like her because she is very clingy and talks too much for him.