Discuss your reactions to the story and characters including the following in your discussion: 1. How did you feel as you were reading the book? 2. Could you empathize with the characters? Why or why not? 3. What, if anything, in the characters’ story were you able to relate to your own experiences? 4. What feelings did you come away with after finishing the book—e.g., sympathetic, critical, hopeful, confused, uplifted, upset, sad, happy, enlightened, and so on. 5. What did you learn that you did not already know? 6. Do you believe the book painted an accurate picture of the characters and problems? why or why not?
Analysis (2 double spaced) Using the DSM-5, provide an assessment/diagnosis of one of the characters from the book. You may include a formal PIE assessment or choose to address PIE related factors within your assessment. The assessment should be written up as a clinical format. Be sure to describe your decision-making process as you arrive at your diagnoses or assessment of the character and include relevant social work considerations.
