Perks Of Wallflower
Plot:
The novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower is an multi-award winning story written by Stephen Chbosky, in the form of an epistolary (letters). This coming of age novel progresses with our main character Charlie, an introverted fifteen-year-old, writing to an anonymous friend about his transition into freshman year. At this stage in his life Charlie is much like any teenager his age; full of fear and anxiety, but this is in regards to the recent passing of his friend Michael who committed suicide. Early in duration of his freshman year he befriends his English teacher Bill, who notices how advanced Charlie is when understanding literature and through private enrichment aids Charlie with problematic situations that come up during the year …show more content…
However there are many underlying themes such as self-discovery, love, family, drugs and alcohol, personal development, etc that play a huge part within the novel.
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The book was created by Chbosky in hopes that it would relate to both teenagers and adults who are going through or have been through experiences similar to the main character, Charlie's’ own, in a positive way. Despite this, he’s mentioned that some of Charlie’s experiences, opinions, companions and interests are a reflection of memories in his life. Upon graduation from his high school, Chbosky became friends with the screenwriter of Rebel Without a Cause, Stewart Stern and later revealed that Bill, Charlie's English teacher, depended on Stern and mirrored the positive impact of Stern on his own development. In addition to this many of the books that Charlie was “assigned” in the novel were books that moved him during his adolescent years; Catcher in the Rye, Hamlet, etc. The music that also made an appearance throughout Charlie’s year were inspired by friends of Chbosky’s who swayed him to listen to different bands and songs. Throughout his life he often believed that the music he listened to helped develop his identity therefore leading him to place some of this music in the book so it would help audiences to understand Charlie’s character better. Along with these attributes, furthermore Chbosky implied that he does see life the way Charlie
The novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower is an multi-award winning story written by Stephen Chbosky, in the form of an epistolary (letters). This coming of age novel progresses with our main character Charlie, an introverted fifteen-year-old, writing to an anonymous friend about his transition into freshman year. At this stage in his life Charlie is much like any teenager his age; full of fear and anxiety, but this is in regards to the recent passing of his friend Michael who committed suicide. Early in duration of his freshman year he befriends his English teacher Bill, who notices how advanced Charlie is when understanding literature and through private enrichment aids Charlie with problematic situations that come up during the year …show more content…
However there are many underlying themes such as self-discovery, love, family, drugs and alcohol, personal development, etc that play a huge part within the novel.
Historical …show more content…
The book was created by Chbosky in hopes that it would relate to both teenagers and adults who are going through or have been through experiences similar to the main character, Charlie's’ own, in a positive way. Despite this, he’s mentioned that some of Charlie’s experiences, opinions, companions and interests are a reflection of memories in his life. Upon graduation from his high school, Chbosky became friends with the screenwriter of Rebel Without a Cause, Stewart Stern and later revealed that Bill, Charlie's English teacher, depended on Stern and mirrored the positive impact of Stern on his own development. In addition to this many of the books that Charlie was “assigned” in the novel were books that moved him during his adolescent years; Catcher in the Rye, Hamlet, etc. The music that also made an appearance throughout Charlie’s year were inspired by friends of Chbosky’s who swayed him to listen to different bands and songs. Throughout his life he often believed that the music he listened to helped develop his identity therefore leading him to place some of this music in the book so it would help audiences to understand Charlie’s character better. Along with these attributes, furthermore Chbosky implied that he does see life the way Charlie