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Death of Michael Dobson
Charlie, the fifteen-year-old narrator, has just entered his freshman year of high school and has to learn to deal with the recent death of one of his loved ones, his only friend from high school who committed suicide last spring. -
Death of Aunt Helen
He is forced to also deal with the traumatic death of another loved one from the past, his beloved Aunt Helen who died when he was seven years old, in a car accident on Christmas Eve. -
Fight with Sean
Sean waited for Charlie after gym class so he could tell him really immature things like that he was going to have a "whirlpool", so Charlie decided to answer him, which made him angry starting a fight between them; which Sean got hurt more than him. -
Big brother on tv
Even though Charlie doesnt like sports, he decided to watch the television just to saw his older brother on it, which has been the highlight of his two weeks in high school. He miss him terribly, which is strange, because according to him they never really talked too much. -
Essay about "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Although Charlie is a shy and nervous person, he finds acceptance from his English teacher, Bill Anderson, who recognizes his talent for literature and assign him extra books to read and essays to write over the course of the year. -
Charlie's older sister slapped by her boyfriend
Charlie's older sister was slapped by her boyfriend, who seemed to be a good boy, however, she did not react or answer anything and asked her brother to keep the secret after witnessing the act. -
"Nothing"
There is a senior guy in shop class named “Nothing”, whom real name is Patrick. He is hilarious and got his name when kids used to tease him in middle school. -
Final episode of M*A*S*H
Charlie's family sat down to watch the final episode of M*A*S*H, which according to him, is the most watched episode in television history. In addition, feelings such as sadness or melancholy prevailed after the father remembered how he was mistreated by his stepfather. -
More Charlie Opening
Charlie begins to participate more in events and becomes friends with Patrick and his stepsister, Sam, who integrate him into their friend group, also he develops an enormous crush on Sam. -
Charlie's Follies
Charlie's feelings for Sam lead him to experience different and strange things, as well as discover more about his sexuality. -
Breakup of Charlie's sister and her boyfriend
Charlie's parents, after learning of the disrespect committed by her sister's boyfriend, forced them to separate and never see each other, for which she became too angry and hated her brother for telling the secret. -
Complications in Charlie's life
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Sam's reunion
After integrating Charlie into his group of friends, Sam takes him to a party where he falls under the influence of psychoactive substances. -
Patrick's secret
Patrick, who is gay, is having a closeted relationship with Brad, the quarterback of the football team.