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Naked Lunch Meeting 2 March 18th

Leader: Phoebe Summarizer: Nicole Question maker: Stefan Question answers: Jimmy and Christian Pages: 106-213

Mood/ tone of book: The mood is definitely really mellow, but also severely weird at the same time. The tone is offsetting. We've never really read a book like this before, so it's definitely a new experience for all of us.

1) When you're reading the book, can you relate to any of Lee's mental problems? a. Most of us in the group replied no. Lee is on lots of drugs, which probably alter his mental thoughts. None of us don't do drugs such as heroin or cocaine, so none of us can really relate to him. On the flip side, Lee has relationship issues with his wife, which most of us CAN relate too. We all have had relationship issues with either friends or boyfriend/girlfriend, so in a way we can relate.

2) William Lee seems to have a lot of emotional problems, what do you think of this? a. We think that Lee's emotional problems, probably come from his drug addiction. Drugs sometimes make people think or experience very odd thoughts. Lee seems like he's a very weird person that has a lot of problems in life, alongside his emotional problems.

3) As we have been reading have you noticed William Lee's problems get better or worse? a. We've all noticed that Lee's problems have definitely gotten worse since the beginning. One example of how he's gotten worse, is that he murdered his wife. This is a sure sign that he has some serious problems with his life. We think if he were to get off the drugs, maybe he would become a lot better.

4) What do you think about the main character being the authors alter ego? a. Well if its his alter ego, then we all are wondering what the author is actually like. We all want to know if William S. Burroughs is like his alter ago, or if he is completely different. I think if we read more into the book, we can maybe figure out if they are similar or different.

5) After reading these pages, how do you feel about the book now? a. We all agree that the book had definitely gotten weirder. Lee's problems just seem to be escalating since the beginning of it. We all wonder what the end of the book will be like.

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