how to spot and handle it. One example of this is in Stephen Chbosky’s book and movie adaptation‚ The Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ where he expresses a teenager’s struggle with depression through Charlie‚ the protagonist. Although the book focuses and explains Charlie’s mental workings‚ the movie portrays a realistic depiction of depression from an outsider view while also creating a greater sense of understanding.
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The novel The Perks of being a Wallflower is written by Stephen Chbosky‚ in this story‚ the main character‚ Charlie‚ Charlie is a tentative freshmen‚ how often refers to himself as a wallflower‚ Charlie is a benign character because he always put others before him‚ and you can witness that a lot throughout the book. This story is about growing up and becoming the true person that you are. In each entry he writes what happens in school‚ with his friends‚ and his family. This book is written all in
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“The Perks of being a Wallflower” is a novel written by Stephen Chbosky who talks about the high school life of a boy with some mental issues caused by the death of his best friend and his aunt. The narrator Charlie is an introverted and sensitive boy who is afraid of talking to others in high school. After meeting Sam‚ Patrick and their friends‚ Charlie made friends with them and enjoyed his high school time. With the help of his friends‚ Charlie gradually overcame his fear and shyness. His best
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower represents the teenage privelgded struggle of accepting who you are in the most difficult of situations‚ and demonstrates the importance of friendship in finding yourself and your happiness. Without the friendship of Sam and Patrick‚ Charlie would have never been able to surpass his depression and the problems that follow with it. For example‚ when Charlie goes out with Patrick and Sam for the night he describes‚ “In the silence‚ I remembered this one time that I never
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The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Knowledge Charlie‚ Sam‚ and Patrick are the main characters. Sam and Patrick are step-siblings and Charlie is their younger friend that they take under their wings. The story takes place in or around Pittsburgh‚ PA in 1991 and 1992. The places the characters experience are real places (Charlie’s brother going to Penn State‚ the parks they hang around) and the years are obvious because of the journal entries. One of the events that took place that
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The novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky‚ is a first person diary‚ or letter‚ of a 15 year old boy named Charlie. Throughout the novel‚ Charlie writes letters discussing major life events including all the ups and mostly downs‚ that are occurring in his life. Charlie has gone through a lot of stressful and traumatic situations in his life up to his sophomore year of high school. Despite living through a roller coaster of emotions and events‚ there are certain treatments that
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As Mahatma Gandhi once said‚ “The greatness in humanity is not in being human‚ but in being humane”. Being human can mean many different things‚ such as being able to feel emotions‚ having the five senses‚ or making decisions and plans for oneself. No one really takes into consideration the social‚ emotional‚ or mental aspects of being not only human‚ but also humane. People are generally humane in their relationships with others‚ which is why the loss of people they care about is difficult to experience
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“It’s amazing how one person can change your life without your knowledge. Love is an amazing feeling” (Mustafa). In Stephen Chbosky’s novel‚ The Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ freshman Charlie is taken under the wing of step-siblings Sam and Patrick. His new friends teach him the ins and outs of high school throughout their dramatic senior year‚ and Charlie falls in love with Sam even though she is clear that they will never be together. She becomes Charlie’s best friend and biggest influence‚ changing
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Book Report: The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is a 256-page drama novel published by MTV on February 1‚ 1991. The story is written in a series of letters to an anonymous friend by the protagonist and main character Charlie who is very sensitive and has a lot of feelings along with being a wallflower. In the letters he reveals his secrets‚ stories‚ and also his worries and fears in life. The novel takes place in Western Pennsylvania. Charlie
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How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff‚ Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky‚ and the movie If I Stay. In the novel‚ How I Live Now‚ the shared humanity traits morality and survival can be seen as a major part of the novel. In chapter twenty
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