December - Discussion Questions

I am just really bad at getting these out on time. Here are some discussion questions to keep in mind for our meeting tomorrow. As always, please come with additional questions if you have them!

Questions for Discussion

1. Did you read the perks of being a wallflower as an adolescent/teen? If so, was it different this time around? In what way?
2. How did you feel about the style of the story (Charlie writing anonymously to an unknown recipient)? Do you think it lended to Charlie's story or not? How would the story have changed if it was written as a more traditional narrative storyline?
3. Music was an important theme throughout the story. Did you feel like Charlie was creating a soundtrack to this story? To his life? What songs would you have added or subtracted, if any, from this "soundtrack?"
4. This story is primarily about relationships. Charlie has many in the story (Bill, his parents, his siblings, Sam, Patrick, Mary Elizabeth, Aunt Helen). Do you think that Charlie's relationships make him the way he is, or are they defined by his character?
5. Is Charlie's story a universal one?
6. This book is a new motion picture, written and directed by the book's author. If you've seen it, what did you think about the similarities and differences? If you haven't, what are your expectations?

 Thank you for participating again this month! I look forward to seeing you for the discussion!