Title: The Perks of Being a Wallflower Author: Stephen Chbosky Extended written text: Novel In The Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ some of the characters in this text judge Charlie’s muteness as him being socially awkward and a freak and does not see it as the way of him coping with his sense of personal responsibility of a disturbin family secret that he has repressed for his entire life. Although to be completely honest I labsolutely loved the supporting characters for being there and supporting
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Jingyi Jenny Tan Period 2 12.3.12 Book Report Essay: The Perks of Being a Wallflower For my book report‚ I read The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Eloquently written by Stephen Chbosky‚ it is narrated by Charlie as he describes the highs and lows of being a teenager. Other major characters include Sam and Patrick‚ two teenagers he meets at a football game‚ and Charlie’s sister. The story takes place in a suburban area of Pittsburgh during the early 1990’s. Charlie is a freshman in high
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower Charlie’s and Aunt Helen’s Relationship Stephen Chbosky’s novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower and is about a boy‚ Charlie who writes letters to an anonymous person explaining his troubles throughout his first year of high-school. Charlie talks about many relationships he has/had however the one I believe impacted him the most was between him and his Aunt Helen and her tragic death. Charlie doesn’t talk much about her and what exactly happened between
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Charlie is a teenager entering high school‚ but is it introverted person at school and at home. He meets new friends that are not of his age group‚ is invited to many social events‚ and throughout his life he has many memories in which he does not understand until later. When he meets Sam‚ his life changes completely‚ which is why Save me by BTS represents Charlie’s emotions throughout the novel‚ by illustrating Charlie’s strong desire for Sam‚ his need to have someone as guidance or as friend‚ and
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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” 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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The Catcher in the Rye All humans go through many conflicts during their lifespan. Some people go through deep troubles and conflict internally‚ within them self‚ or externally within their surroundings. People tend to work out their problems through their lives‚ but there are cases that a person can’t endure the pressure which may result in depression or even it can lead to committing suicide. In the beautiful novel of The CATCHER in the Rye Holden‚ the protagonist goes through an intense internal
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The Perks of being a wallflower The coming of age theme in The Perks of being a Wallflower is that he is overcoming his first love. It explores in the mind of Charlie all his emotion and drama. Dealing with all the things that happen in Charlie’s life. He had to grow up and learn to let go of the things that had happened in the past. Charlie is new and he wasn’t used to having attention from people at school‚ he’s a wallflower‚ meaning he just sits and watches from the sidelines‚ doesn’t
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Literary Analysis Essay For The Perks of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being A Wallflower introduces us to a boy named Charlie. Charlie is 14 years old who is exposed to many things like violence‚ nudity‚ sex and loneliness. He is somebody who can understand who can understand people and their emotions‚ he is quite mature for his age. Charlie is a wallflower‚ he keeps all his feelings inside of him‚ never interacts much with others. It was beneficial for Charlie to make friends
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Comparing Perks of Being a Wallflower and Breakfast Club. In this essay‚ I will be comparing John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club published in 1985 with Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower of 1999. The Breakfast club aims to highlight what went on in high schools as well as the larger society at the time‚ by using five unique stereotypes. In the movie‚ there was the jock: trying to live up to his dad’s and friends’ expectations; the brain‚ expected to be super-smart; the princess‚ who always
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