Group+meeting+3

Meeting 3

Discussion Questions: 1. How did Tommy reconnect with his father? - the symbolism where he lent Tommy his car - After winning the fight against Paul His father finally accepted him - The symbolism of the brother visiting Tommy in the hospital, even though he hasn't seen him for many years, Shows how family is always able to forgive.

2. Why do you think that Paul and Tommy have such a strong relationship. - Randy says "They send each other messages through their fists" - mike says "the bonds of battle link them" - nick says "i agree with Randy not mike"

3. When Tommy was in the hospital why did the brother go to visit him but his father didn't? - his father sees him as a failure until he sees what Tommy's real potential is - Brothers have stronger relationship than a father to his son.

4. how does Tommy's visit to his mother's grave affect his father's relationship with him? - this is the point where they start to bond and get along - they work some major problems - This is right before the fight between him and Paul.

5. Even after being beaten the crud out of, how does Tommy pull through? - having father there for him for the first time in his life - his father was finally proud of something he did.

Summary:

After we sat down for the meeting, we began to discuss what happened at the end of the book. What kind of bond did the characters have with each other? What happened to the relationship of the main characters and their family/friends? Then we proceeded to answer the discussion questions. While answering the questions, we still discussed the bonds between the characters and their families.