Conflicts

One of the conflicts is when Charlie loses a friend in the beginning of the book because he committed suicide. This is an internal conflict and it affects the plot because this is the main reason Charlie is so quiet and keeps to himself. He felt as if that boy was his only friend and when he died, he felt alone and it hurt him.
Another conflict is that Charlie thinks he’s in love with Sam and the problem is that Sam is a senior and Charlie is just starting high school and that wouldn’t work out. This is an external conflict and it affects the plot because Charlie eventually starts going on dates with another girl while he’s in love with Sam and it ends up messing everything up.