The+Pact

__The Pact__ - Jodi Piccoult Sami Ulin, Jackie Catanio, Jenny Schneider, Sammy Rush, Ashley Le

Club Name: //aka Chris and Emily//
 * Chrisem**

2nd Meeting Sami and Jackie's predictions, expectations, what they want to get from this book and what they want to learn or find out: Predictions: Even though he said he would try to stop her, he didn't. He didn't want Emily to see that he was never going to kill himself, so he let her go first.

Jenny, Sammy and Ashley's summary of page one: The beginning to the book is very confusing to us. We are not sure what is going on or who these people are. The impression we get from Jodi Piccoult is that we will be left with questions throughout the book. Her style is that she likes to leave the reader hanging. It definitely grabbed our attention by killing one of the main characters on page one.

12/5/11 3rd Meeting Thought Provoking- Would you do anything for the one you love? **Sammy:** Chris and Emily were in love and they had their own little world; Chris and Emily lost sense of reality; they had their own world together, but I wouldn't do ANYTHING for the one that I love because if they loved you too, they would understand the actions you make. My whole life isn't based on one person. With Chris, he loved Emily so much that he didn't think about himself and now everyone thinks he's a murderer. You can't have the basis of your life be another person. **Ashley**: Chris and Emily knew each other so well that he felt Emily's pain and wanted her misery to end. If death was her only choice, Chris didn't care. Chris just wanted Emily to be happy. I think that if you truly love the person, you forget everyone else and you just think about that one person and that person is the only one that matters. So, I would do anything for them because at that moment when they need me I'll be thinking only about what is right for them and not me or anyone else. **Jenny**: Yes, I would because the people I love (my family) I would do anything for because I love them that much. In Chris's case, Emily basically was his family, his whole world so I understand that he would do anything for her even if Emily obviously didn't love him as much as she loved him since she asked so much of him.

Is Chris Guilty or Innocent? **Sami:** Innocent- just because **Jackie**: Innocent- Chris didn't try to stop her, but he didn't shoot her.... He didn't shoot her because Chris said so and Jackie believes him.