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1. If you were Louisa, would you have quit
working for the Traynors? If yes, at what point?
2. Were you able to relate to the way Will felt after his accident? What
about his outlook on life did you find most difficult to understand or
accept?
3. Discuss the meaning of the novel’s title. To whom do the "me" and
"you" refer?
4. Louisa often finds Mrs. Traynor cold and judgmental. Is there an
appropriate way to behave in Mrs. Traynor’s situation?
5. What is your opinion of Mr. Traynor? Did it change after you read his
side of the story?
6. Why is Louisa able to reach Will when so many others could not?
7. Were you as surprised as Lou to learn of Will’s plans?
8. Compare Louisa’s relationship with Treena to Will’s relationship with
Georgina. Do siblings know one another any better simply because they
are related?
9. Would Patrick have asked Louisa to move in with him if he hadn’t felt
threatened by Will? If Louisa had never accepted her job with the
Traynors, where would her relationship with Patrick have gone?
10. Discuss Louisa’s own secret ties to the castle. Would most girls in
her situation have blamed themselves? Should Treena have behaved
differently in the aftermath?
11. What did you make of the way Lou’s mother, Josie, judges Lou’s
decisions regarding Will. Is Josie’s reaction fair?
12. Before his accident, Will was a philanderer and a corporate raider
who would probably never have given Louisa a second look. Why is it that
people are so often unable to see what’s truly important until they’ve
experienced loss?
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