The Perks Of Being A Wallflower Should Be Banned Essay
Have you ever wondered why certain things in certain places were censored? To dive in, and see whatever’s censored and understand why someone would do that? Then The Perks of Being a Wallflower is something you should read.
To summarize, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is about Charlie, a boy who is a wallflower (surprise) and writes letters to you, portrayed as an anonymous character, talking about his life. It seems innocent, but its simple cover is a just a facade hiding a surprising level of offensiveness. But what am I talking about? Let me introduce you to why the novel was banned- because of sex, drugs and death.
One example of why The Perks of Being a Wallflower was banned in many schools is mainly because of the amount of sexual content mentioned within its pages, like when Charlie accidentally walks in on his sister and a guy having sex: “And I opened the door to the basement, and my sister and this boy were naked. He was on top of her, and her legs were draped over either side of the couch. And she screamed at me in a whisper. "Get out. You pervert." (12). Of course, no parent would want to expose …show more content…
Of course, the majority of books that you read probably have mentions of death, but still. Death is a scary topic for any age, as it makes us question everything- especially, what comes after? Of course, death is inevitable, just as it is in The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Literally, on the third page, Charlie talks about the suicide of one of his classmates, Michael. Also, Charlie seems to constantly deal with the death of his Aunt Helen: “I remember when I was just about to say goodbye to my aunt Helen, I started crying. It was a real kind of crying, too. Not the panicky type, which I do a lot. And I made Aunt Helen a promise to only cry about important things because I would hate to think that crying as much as I do would make crying for Aunt Helen less than it is.”
To summarize, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is about Charlie, a boy who is a wallflower (surprise) and writes letters to you, portrayed as an anonymous character, talking about his life. It seems innocent, but its simple cover is a just a facade hiding a surprising level of offensiveness. But what am I talking about? Let me introduce you to why the novel was banned- because of sex, drugs and death.
One example of why The Perks of Being a Wallflower was banned in many schools is mainly because of the amount of sexual content mentioned within its pages, like when Charlie accidentally walks in on his sister and a guy having sex: “And I opened the door to the basement, and my sister and this boy were naked. He was on top of her, and her legs were draped over either side of the couch. And she screamed at me in a whisper. "Get out. You pervert." (12). Of course, no parent would want to expose …show more content…
Of course, the majority of books that you read probably have mentions of death, but still. Death is a scary topic for any age, as it makes us question everything- especially, what comes after? Of course, death is inevitable, just as it is in The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Literally, on the third page, Charlie talks about the suicide of one of his classmates, Michael. Also, Charlie seems to constantly deal with the death of his Aunt Helen: “I remember when I was just about to say goodbye to my aunt Helen, I started crying. It was a real kind of crying, too. Not the panicky type, which I do a lot. And I made Aunt Helen a promise to only cry about important things because I would hate to think that crying as much as I do would make crying for Aunt Helen less than it is.”