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Perks Of Being A Wallflower Social Analysis
There was numerous social issue in the Perks of Being a Wallflower, there were alcoholism, domestic abuse, sexism, and homophobia. These issues affected the protagonist (Charlie Kelmeckis) and another main character in the novel. The main social issue that affected Charlie the most is alcoholism and drug abuse. "I can't do that anymore. I'm sorry. It's Okay Charlie. Just go to sleep. Sam said. But I wasn't talking to Sam anymore. I was talking to someone else” (Chbosky 203). At this moment charlie realized that he wasn’t talking to Sam, he was talking to his aunt who molested him. In the result of Charlie taking drugs one particular positive thing came from all was this. Charlie withholds the truth but eventually he figures out what’s wrong with him and he discovered all this when in an intimate moment with Sam. So taking drugs basically slowly helped him recover his memories the ones in with he already had. …show more content…
“Maybe my whole family has been high, and we just don't tell each other these things” (Chbosky 84). This shows the author's perspective on this issue is that everyone does it, and that’s it’s natural it’s part of life. I personally think that the author is not an aware of whom is reading his novel, so he doesn’t actually discuss the effect of drugs and alcohol but explains so people can relate to
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