Meeting Charlie

I have only read the first few chapters of part 1, but thus far I am a fan of Charlie and his comical stream of consciences. He is a down to earth teenager who has fears and emotions similar to other characters. The difference is that he is willing to express them more than hide and suppress the visible emotion. I like how honest Charlie is with his reader, especially when he confessed that he is afraid of attending high school. Thus far we know that Charlie does have the outsider view of his sisters romance life and that he is strong to have beat up a bully at school.

I enjoy the letter style writing that Charlie engages the reader in. Letter writing is a personal interaction between the reader and the intended audience. These letters about Charlies life make the reader feel as thought we have an outside perspective. As if we are investigators and reading the secrete communication of two friends. Similar to how a teacher might read a note passed between two students .I am not sure who the "you" who Charlie speaks of, or even if I will ever find out. But thus far, it seems as though Charlie is writing these letters to the reader making the reading transaction a different experience for each person.

Yet, I am extremely interested in who this person is. The only critiera that Charlie has for writing to this paticular person is that they will listen, understand, and that the person did not sleep with another person at a particular party even though they could have. I am highly curious!!

Charlie is an extremely in-depth character and I cannot wait to find out more about his life!