Being A Wallflower
Overview of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and the main Character, Charlie.
Anthony Cortes Overview of Main Character
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a story about a freshman in high school, named Charlie. Charlie was bullied in middle school for being a bookworm. He wants to change this since he is now entering high school. Charlie is the typical shy new kid at high school and he misses his best friend, who had committed suicide. Charlie’s freshman year does not start out great because the only person whom he seems to have a connection with is his advanced English teacher, Mr. Anderson. Mr. Anderson likes Charlie and sees that he is the only person in his class who really enjoys literature and is not just trying to do well as a …show more content…
He begins experimenting with sex and drugs ends up dating Mary Elizabeth but he does not know how to break up with her so when their relationship comes to and end Patrick asks Charlie to stay away from the group of friends for a while. A few weeks pass and he still is not in contact with his friends. This seems to bring out his mental illness and provokes it to show itself again. He starts experiencing more and more flashbacks to the night when his aunt died, which he feels guilty for. Patrick ends up getting beat up by his ex lover, Brad, and his friends and Charlie intervenes and reunites with his friends. This whole event makes Charlie’s and Patrick’s relationship closer and they share a kiss but Charlie does not seem to react to it and Patrick breaks down and express his sadness to Charlie. Sam finds out that her boyfriend Craig had been cheating on her so she decides to end the relationship. As the end of the school year gets closer Sam finds out that she has been accepted to Penn State so she gets a going away party. Charlie helps her pack her things and she asks him why he never asked her out they share a kiss after but Charlie pulls away when she touches his thigh. She asks him what went wrong and he ignores it and tells her it was nothing then they go on like nothing happened. The following day, Charlie is upset as Sam leaves for school
Anthony Cortes Overview of Main Character
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a story about a freshman in high school, named Charlie. Charlie was bullied in middle school for being a bookworm. He wants to change this since he is now entering high school. Charlie is the typical shy new kid at high school and he misses his best friend, who had committed suicide. Charlie’s freshman year does not start out great because the only person whom he seems to have a connection with is his advanced English teacher, Mr. Anderson. Mr. Anderson likes Charlie and sees that he is the only person in his class who really enjoys literature and is not just trying to do well as a …show more content…
He begins experimenting with sex and drugs ends up dating Mary Elizabeth but he does not know how to break up with her so when their relationship comes to and end Patrick asks Charlie to stay away from the group of friends for a while. A few weeks pass and he still is not in contact with his friends. This seems to bring out his mental illness and provokes it to show itself again. He starts experiencing more and more flashbacks to the night when his aunt died, which he feels guilty for. Patrick ends up getting beat up by his ex lover, Brad, and his friends and Charlie intervenes and reunites with his friends. This whole event makes Charlie’s and Patrick’s relationship closer and they share a kiss but Charlie does not seem to react to it and Patrick breaks down and express his sadness to Charlie. Sam finds out that her boyfriend Craig had been cheating on her so she decides to end the relationship. As the end of the school year gets closer Sam finds out that she has been accepted to Penn State so she gets a going away party. Charlie helps her pack her things and she asks him why he never asked her out they share a kiss after but Charlie pulls away when she touches his thigh. She asks him what went wrong and he ignores it and tells her it was nothing then they go on like nothing happened. The following day, Charlie is upset as Sam leaves for school