Crank+Meeting+1

Topic: Characters (Section 1 out of 3 of your text) Assignment:
 * Meeting One: March 4th**

1. On your group's Wiki page, describe the main characters in your text. What makes them interesting? What is their story or background? Why are you drawn to them? Conversely, are there any characters that you just cannot stand? Why not?

Kristina is one of the main characters in //Crank.// She has many problems in her family. One of the main problems is that her parents are divorced. Kristina’s dad left the house when she was really young. Kristina decides to visit her dad in Reno. She is introduced to methamphetamine for the first time. We are drawn to Kristina because it’s interesting to see how a straight-A student turns into a drug addict over one night. We also think that the difficulties she faced during her childhood led her into doing drugs.

Adam is the person that introduced Kristina into Crank. When Kristina first comes to Reno, she sees Adam and falls in love with him. As they fall in love, Adam introduces Kristina into Crank. Our group feels that Adam is really good at persuading people. He is a straight ladies man. He easily swept Kristina off of her feet when she knew he had a girlfriend. He seems to be the kind of guy that touches a nerve when it comes to women.

Kristina’s dad is the character that our group cannot stand. When he finds out that Kristina has been doing Crank with Adam, he joins them instead of preventing her from doing any more drugs. That is why we feel that Kristina’s dad is wrong and should really act like a parent.

2. Person C should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's Wiki page 3. Person B should post the meeting summary on the group's Wiki page after class. 4. Person D should respond to the questions posted by person C during and/or after the meeting.

We were able to discuss a lot of stuff about the characters in the book during our meeting. We discussed our point of views on the main characters and talked about why we were interested in certain characters. First, we talked about Kristina and her childhood difficulties that she had to go through. Next, we discussed how she was introduced into Crank. This led our discussion into Adam and how he introduced Kristina into Crank. Finally, we decided to talk about Kristina's dad. He was the character that we couldn't stand because of his actions toward Kristina. We were able to go through all the questions and assignments that were due by the end of the period. Overall, I feel that we had a very productive meeting. I think next time, someone should bring in food to make our meeting more fun and exciting.
 * Jun Ryu - Person A and B**
 * Summary of the Meeting**


 * Johnny Buehler - Person C**
 * Crank Questions**
 * 1) How does Kristina allow herself to open up and experiment with her new surroundings?
 * 2) What possible affects could Kristina’s dad life style have on his child?
 * 3) Does Adam truly seem to be looking out for “Bree” as he shows her around?
 * 4) What do you think Bree’s relationship with Adam could possibly lead to?
 * 5) What is the significance of the poem form writing throughout the book?


 * Patrick Greve - Person D**
 * Crank Question Answers**


 * 1) She decides to lie to the people she meets and creates an alter ego to deal with drugs and other controversies that she normally wasn’t use to dealing with in Albuquerque.
 * 2) Her dad smokes cigarettes, pot, and is a heavy drinker. He also does crank and tells her it is amazing. By bringing her into the bowling ally which introduces her to all these drugs.
 * 3) Clearly, Adam is not looking out for Kristina’s best interest. He gets her to start smoking cigarettes and gets her to experiment with crank. Adam also has sex with Kristina throughout the book.
 * 4) Obviously, Adam doesn’t have a positive influence on Kristina. I think that his relationship with Kristina is going to lead her to experiment with sex and drugs.
 * 5) The poem format enhances the idea of how it’s a personal story. It also gives a detailed description of Kristina's thoughts and what she is actually feeling inside of her.