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Forgive Me Book Club Questions
| FORGIVE ME Book Club Questions |
1. We meet Charlotte in the weakest moment of her life. She retreats to selfishness, and yet she’s a likable character. What redeems her?
2. If not for the death of Charlotte’s parents would she and Jason ever have fallen in love?
3. Forgive Me is set at Rutgers University, Oklahoma State University, and rural South Jersey. How does the setting contribute to the conflict of the story?
4. Did certain parts of Forgive Me make you uncomfortable? If so, why did you feel that way? Did this lead to a new understanding or awareness of some aspect of your life you might not have thought about before?
5. If Charlotte had transferred to Oklahoma for her junior year as Jason had wanted her to, what do you think would have been the result?
6. How do you think Charlotte’s circle of friends strengthen or weaken this love affair?
7. What were the dynamics of power between Charlotte and Jason?
8. Jason is from the same hometown, a member of the same church, and a college student yet Charlotte’s brother, Sean, doesn’t want him to be part of Charlotte’s life. Why?
9. Charlotte struggles to make sense of her life throughout Forgive Me, but finally makes a decision during a sorority meeting. Why there?
10. Could you forgive Jason’s indiscretion? What circumstances would change your answer?
11. If you could rewrite the ending, would you? What would you write?
12. What do you think we owe the dead?
2. If not for the death of Charlotte’s parents would she and Jason ever have fallen in love?
3. Forgive Me is set at Rutgers University, Oklahoma State University, and rural South Jersey. How does the setting contribute to the conflict of the story?
4. Did certain parts of Forgive Me make you uncomfortable? If so, why did you feel that way? Did this lead to a new understanding or awareness of some aspect of your life you might not have thought about before?
5. If Charlotte had transferred to Oklahoma for her junior year as Jason had wanted her to, what do you think would have been the result?
6. How do you think Charlotte’s circle of friends strengthen or weaken this love affair?
7. What were the dynamics of power between Charlotte and Jason?
8. Jason is from the same hometown, a member of the same church, and a college student yet Charlotte’s brother, Sean, doesn’t want him to be part of Charlotte’s life. Why?
9. Charlotte struggles to make sense of her life throughout Forgive Me, but finally makes a decision during a sorority meeting. Why there?
10. Could you forgive Jason’s indiscretion? What circumstances would change your answer?
11. If you could rewrite the ending, would you? What would you write?
12. What do you think we owe the dead?