Readers know Perks of Being a Wallflower to be a coming of age novel. Stephen Chbosky’s novel follows the story of Charlie‚ who “In a series of letters addressed to an anonymous reader‚. . . describes the disorientation of losing a friend to suicide‚ the ways high school can feel like an experiment in isolation‚ and‚ at the heart of the story‚ his bond with older students Sam and her stepbrother‚ Patrick” (Hare). With every event he encountered‚ Charlie and the audience of the novel discover that
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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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There was numerous social issue in the Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ there were alcoholism‚ domestic abuse‚ sexism‚ and homophobia. These issues affected the protagonist (Charlie Kelmeckis) and another main character in the novel. The main social issue that affected Charlie the most is alcoholism and drug abuse. "I can’t do that anymore. I’m sorry. It’s Okay Charlie. Just go to sleep. Sam said. But I wasn’t talking to Sam anymore. I was talking to someone else” (Chbosky 203). At this moment charlie
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In The Perks of Being A Wallflower‚ we are introduced to the introverted and diffident character of Charlie-- a teenager who spent the summer at a psychiatric hospital due to the suicide of his best friend. Throughout the movie‚ Charlie seems to constantly idolize his Aunt Helen-- having consistent flashbacks from his childhood with his Aunt. Yet‚ as the movie goes on‚ those flashbacks of Aunt Helen causes his mental state to rapidly deteriorate. According to the DSM-5‚ symptoms of a patient with
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Unresolved issues from one’s childhood have an effect on their mental wellbeing when they enter adolescence. This can be seen from the character Holden in the novel “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger and Charlie from the movie “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” written and directed by Stephen Chbosky. This is shown through unresolved issues from their childhood‚ their coping mechanisms to deal with their issues‚ and how deeply they let the issues affect them. To begin‚ Holden and Charlie both
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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 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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Martin Luther King Jr. once wrote “...only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.” In other words‚ only amongst negativity are the positive things in the world portrayed. This quote is proven true in both Night by Elie Wiesel and Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. Both Elie Wiesel and Stephen Chbosky use the literary elements of conflict and symbolism to show that only when things are the worst is when the positive sides in life are revealed. In the Novel Night‚ the reader
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is a touching coming of age story about a teenage boy named Charlie who is entering into his freshman year of high school and trying to cope with death‚ life‚ friends‚ and sexuality. Charlie a shy‚ introvert teen that becomes friends with new people and starts to experience new things in his life. Charlie’s life is greatly shaped by a few of his friends‚ namely‚ Patrick‚ Sam‚ Bill‚ Mary Elizabeth‚ Michael‚ Aunt Helen‚ and lastly his sister.
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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
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