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    The Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ Part I - The book opens in 1991‚ when Charlie writes a letter to some unknown person who "didn’t try to sleep with that person at that party" even though they could have. He tells us that he will call people by different names‚ so as to reserve his anonymity. I like that he opens the book like this because it gives us a hint as to the moral center of Charlie. I also‚ personally‚ believe that he is writing to another male‚ which is interesting in itself. - One

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    John Knowles * Stephen Chbosky Focussing Question 2: * J.D. Salinger‚ The Catcher in the Rye * John Knowles‚ A Separate Peace * Stephen Chbosky‚ The Perks of being a Wallflower Focussing Question 3: * Holden Caulfield‚ The Catcher in the Rye * Gene Forrester‚ A Separate Peace * Charlie‚ The Perks of being a Wallflower Conclusion * Summary * Bibliography –References Rationale I have decided to research the topic of coming of

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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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    day to avoid being bullied. The theme of bullying is present in the novel Perks of Being A Wallflower and the movie Cyber bully. These well known stories significantly show viewers the strong impact bullying has on teens. Three major affects bullying has on teens is it can lead to substance use‚ suicide‚ and avoidance. Substance use is high among teens‚ some reasons why teen’s use is because social media‚ escape and self-medication‚ and lack of confidence. In the novel Perks of Being A Wallflower

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    “Once on a yellow piece of paper with green lines he wrote a poem And he called it "Chops" because that was the name of his dog And that’s what it was all about And his teacher gave him an A and a gold star And his mother hung it on the kitchen door and read it to his aunts That was the year Father Tracy took all the kids to the zoo And he let them sing on the bus And his little sister was born with tiny toenails and no hair And his mother and father kissed a lot And the girl

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    one person commits suicide every 16.2 minutes. Nearly 30‚000 Americans commit suicide every year. Shock‚ social isolation and feelings of guilt can be greater when it’s caused by suicide than when it ’s caused by other types of death. In The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky‚ Charlie endures the fear of getting close to people after the suicide of his friend‚ Michael. We’ll explore Charlie’s archetypes‚ his fears‚ the defense mechanisms used‚ and Charlie’s dreams. Charlie Kelmeckis

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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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    In Perks of being a Wallflower Charlie’s inability to continue to have sex with Sam is a result of his repressed memories of molestation breaking the surface of his mind as they begin their love making. “... intimacy might be a struggle at times. Some survivors experience flashbacks or painful memories while engaging in sexual activity..survivors may also struggle to set boundaries that help them feel safe in relationships…Also “In some cases‚ individuals may experience a traumatic event that triggers

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    THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER Czarina Ann B. Baptisma Hum St 25 Ma’am Odal-Devora October 18‚ 2013 INTRODUCTION Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a coming-of-age novel about a 15-year-old boy‚ Charlie‚ who is unable to repress any emotions. The novel was first released on 1999 by MTV Books. It has quietly sold nearly half a million copies.1 Stephen Chbosky was born on January 25‚ 1970 and raised in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. He grew up in Upper

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    like me aren’t taught about depression and suicide we are just told that we shouldn’t be sad and to sleep it off. Thankfully pop-culture is breaking down this taboo wall and teaching our teenagers about depression and 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

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