The Perks of Being a Wallflower and its inclusion in a history of childhood in literature. First and foremost‚ The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999) is a ‘coming of age’ novel focusing on a young high-school freshman‚ Charlie‚ and his friends. Published in 1999‚ Stephen Chbosky received critical acclaim for writing a novel dealing with the sensitive issues some teenagers face during their time at high school. Exploring homosexuality‚ sex‚ drugs‚ violence and love‚ our protagonist Charlie goes
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MLCP asks me to study banned books. The books I decided to study is The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky and The Handmaid’s Tale ‚ Margaret Atwood ‚ which are some of the most popularly controversial books in the U.S. I studied the cities in which the banned books took place. In Glen Ellyn‚ Illinois The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chobsky was brought up as an issue in Hadley Junior High School for being too obscene and explicit. The book is a coming of age story about a boy
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of being under a lot of pressure‚ having a huge burden on your shoulders. Everyone handles and thinks of stress differently in many ways with different kinds of remedies and solutions. Some people tend to let the stress get to them and can get very emotional about it. Others can handle it very well and stay calm and work well with it. All in all‚ everyone has different ways of dealing with stress‚ including Pat Tillman from Where Men Win Glory and Charlie from The Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ in
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Good morning/afternoon classmates. For this assignment‚ I have decided to mainly focus on the social side of diversity rather than the cultural side. So how does the book Looking for Alibrandi compare to my chosen text‚ the movie The Perks of being a Wallflower. Well both these texts are oddly alike. They are both about young teenagers struggling to fit into society. Looking for Alibrandi‚ written by Melina Marchetta‚ is about a 17 yr. old girl‚ Josephine Alibrandi or Josie‚ studying in her
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begins with 15 year old boy named Charlie writing letters to an unknown recipient about his life. He discusses how he is beginning high school and his fear of it because his only friend‚ Michael‚ committed suicide the year before. Charlie is a wallflower and he is befriended by a senior named Patrick. Patrick is gay and is dating a football player secretly. Patrick introduces Charlie to Sam‚ Patrick’s step-sister. Charlie is attracted to Sam‚ but says nothing for a while. He is absorbed into their
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told them the truth that I actually stayed home that night and played The Sims with my older sister would had still fascinated them and they would had still thought my story was pretty cool and it was actual facts. I remember leaving class that day being filled with glee because I was the "IT" girl of the class I was the "popular girl" and I had everyone talking. I remember entering middle school thinking that if I used same strategy to impress the girls about ballet class‚ I could impress the girls
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Mind Over Pop Culture: The Perks of Being a Wallflower September 5‚ 2013 Trauma has come up a lot in this blog. Movies use it‚ and grief‚ as a quick way to create tension and conflict in plots. Some works handle it better than others (in particular‚ Iron Man 3)‚ and others mention it in passing. However‚ The Perks of Being a Wallflower is the first time I’ve seen it used so effectively. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is the story of Charlie‚ a freshman in high school. He is uncomfortable and
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Background of Author (Stephen Chbosky) Stephen Chbosky born January 25‚ 1970 is an American novelist‚ screenwriter‚ and film director best known for writing the coming of age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999)‚ as well as for screenwriting and directing the film version of the same book‚ starring Logan Lerman‚ Emma Watson‚ and Ezra Miller. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film Rent‚ and was co-creator‚ executive producer‚ and writer of the CBS television series Jericho‚
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Poetry Response to Wallflowers by Donna Vorreyer This poem makes me think of my favorite book called The Perks Of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. It is the story of a boy named Charlie and his not-so-average life. The story is written as letters to someone he has never met‚ but heard was a good shoulder to lean on. This book is my favorite because I can really relate to Charlie. Speaking of Charlie‚ that is my puppy’s name. He is a chihuahua and dachshund mix. He is my best friend and is
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