In the novel Charlie confronted a fair amount of conflicts. For example, Charlie had to deal with the internal conflict that his Aunt died well going to get him a birthday present, that his best friend died because he had no one to talk to, and Charlie tried to always be there, Charlie loved Sam and wanted to be with her more than anything, and but didnt want to express his feelings to do what she told him to. Charlie also dealt with conflict between other people, like when he beat up the kid in the cafeteria, when Charlie and his girlfriend Mary Elizabeth broke up and he upset all of their friends, When Charlie helped Patrick fight kids at school, and when Charlie and his sister got in a fight after Charlie told his parents about her boyfriend hitting her.
All of the conflicts were resovled by the end of the novel, Charlie learned the truth about his aunt Helen, Charlie got his chance with Sam, and fixed all the relationships that had been damaged because of conflicts. The ending of the novel was Charlie waking up in the hospital after being with Sam the night before. Charlie is not well and has gone into the place that he talked about thoughout the novel....where he doesnt understand why he is thinking or doing what he is doing; he feels unreal and like he is in a dream. I didnt expect anything different for Charlie; and to me this ending was realistic and believable. Charlie is a individual with many problems that he has not dealt with, and these problems have taken a tole on his mental health.
In the end, I really did like my book. It was real, and you could feel like you were talking directly with Charlie. It is relatable, because Charlie deals with conflicts that many teenagers may deal with concerning trying to find them selves in the confusing times known as growing up
Monday, June 7, 2010
Blog #3
Charlie deals with the conflicts in his life in an interesting way. Charlie does not deal with the problem; Charlie accepts it and does what he is told.
In the novel Charlie is in love with his best friend Sam. Charlie tells Sam that he has had intimate dreams about her, and often thinks about the love that they would share if they were a couple. Sam tells Charlie that they would never be a couple and will always be good friends, so he should not waste his dreams or his thoughts on "thinking of her that way". Charlie promises himself and Sam that he will try his best to not think of her that way. On many occassions thoughout the novel, Charlie does not do certain things, or act the way that he wants to, to keep this promise to Sam. In the last section in the novel, after Sam and her boyfriend have broken up, Sam asks Charlie why he never asked her out. Charlie told Sam that he never asked her out because she told him many months ago not to think of her that way and he has accepted that they would never be anything more than friends. Charlie never dealt with the fact that he liked Sam more than a friend, and he never acted like he wanted to, because she told him not to. Charlie only does what he is told, he doesn't solve anything for himself.
Charlie is a follower, and does not do what he wants.... just what he is told to do. Would doing this be hard for you? Would you be able to put your emotions and feelings on hold, just to do what someone told you?
In the novel Charlie is in love with his best friend Sam. Charlie tells Sam that he has had intimate dreams about her, and often thinks about the love that they would share if they were a couple. Sam tells Charlie that they would never be a couple and will always be good friends, so he should not waste his dreams or his thoughts on "thinking of her that way". Charlie promises himself and Sam that he will try his best to not think of her that way. On many occassions thoughout the novel, Charlie does not do certain things, or act the way that he wants to, to keep this promise to Sam. In the last section in the novel, after Sam and her boyfriend have broken up, Sam asks Charlie why he never asked her out. Charlie told Sam that he never asked her out because she told him many months ago not to think of her that way and he has accepted that they would never be anything more than friends. Charlie never dealt with the fact that he liked Sam more than a friend, and he never acted like he wanted to, because she told him not to. Charlie only does what he is told, he doesn't solve anything for himself.
Charlie is a follower, and does not do what he wants.... just what he is told to do. Would doing this be hard for you? Would you be able to put your emotions and feelings on hold, just to do what someone told you?
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