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Nicole- Group Leader **Augusten-** his his teen years and he is growing up with a dysfunctional family, where his dad left, and his mother is not a real mom to him. He is gay and is trying to find himself. **Dr. Finch-** He is his mom's crazy psychologist. He takes Augusten in to live with him Hope - ** She is mature for her age, she like dating older men, and she connects with Augusten because they both go out with older men. ** **Mom-** She is a lesbian, witch might be the reason her son is gay. she has a very friendly relationship with her son, she is more of a friend than a mother. We are drawn to Augusten because we want to find out more about his situation and what eventually ends up happening to him. He is the main character, so it makes us want to know more. He has an interesting background, and is messed up, which makes it somewhat interesting. We don't like Mr. Finch because he is weird, and does really disturbing things. QUESTIONS  Tayler- Person C   Person D- Lauren and Kelsey  **1.) Do you think that Augusten being gay will effect the Finches?** It will effect Augusten in a positive way because they all have weird things about them, and then he will actually fit in. **2.) Do you think that Augusten's father actually cares about Augusten and his mother?** No he doesn't care about them because he left them and he is trying to hurt them. He also abused the mother and he didn't provide a healthy surrounding for his son. **3.) Is his mother more of a mother or a friend? Why?** She is more of of a friend than a mother because she leaves with another family, and she doesn't support him or act like a mother figure. She lets him do whatever he wants when ever. Also she tells him to call her by her first name instead of mom. **4.) Do you think that the Dr. is a little mental himself? Why?** He is mental because he has weird parenting skills, and he does weird and inappropriate things. **5.) Why do you think that Hope and Augusten have such a strong relationship given the fact that we know the background of both families?** They are both stuck in this crazy house. They both are somewhat normal compared to the other kids, and they bond from their similarities. They also are able to talk to each other about everything.  Summary- Person B Allyson  In today's meeting we focused on talking about the characters and how we felt about the book. Most of us thought that the book was a little horrid, we didn't expect the extent of Augusten's life was going to be as extreme as it was. As we were doing the questions, we often went into explanations of each question. We talked about how Augusten being gay will actually help him because his family has many weird qualities about them, which would help him fit in better. The major idea that we discussed was the point of Augusten's mother, whether she was more of a friend rather than a mother. We believe that mother's should be an example to their children not let them do whatever they want. By giving a child whatever he or she wants, doesn't give that child a good lifestyle. Also, calling your mother by her first name shows that she was more of a friend than a mother because she wasn't loving as her child as her child and was letting him do anything he wants. We also discussed how Hope and Augusten have such a strong relationship. We came to the conclusion that they both live in a crazy household. Therefore giving them a special bond and a friendship where they could talk about anything. In conclusion, we wrapped up the discussion saying how we were intrigued about Augusten's life and want to know how it began and why it happened.