200265 “Perks of Being a Wallflower” is book that has been highly debated within the Dubuque Area especially at Hempstead High School. It is said that this book contains graphic sex scenes and pornographic literary images that high school students shouldn’t be exposed to. The other side of the argument is that this book showcases a light within mental health disorders and being an outcasts in schools. This book is based within a high school setting‚ so educators were thinking this would be
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(Stephen Chbosky) In The perks of being a wallflower‚ main character Charlie (no last name mentioned) writes letters to an unnamed “friend”. In these letters Charlie describes his experiences as a Freshman in high school and at home. He is constantly trying to better understand the people around him and why they do what they do - particularly how they present themselves in public. Charlie is a loner‚ but he also is understanding/non-judgemental‚ thoughtful‚ kind human being. Charlie is a loner. Charlie
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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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Throughout the movie‚ The Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ Charlie and the rest of the characters display many examples of cognitive transitions. Most of the characters portrayed in this film are in their formal operations stage of cognitive development‚ as these characters range from early adolescence to young adults (Steinberg‚ 2017‚ p. 61). On Charlie’s first day of high school he believes his fellow students are an imaginary audience that are watching and evaluating his actions (p. 58). Charlie tries
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Charlie is the main character and narrator in the book The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. He starts out as a freshman in high school and has a vast amount of growth throughout the book. His characterization is very clear and the author portrays many aspects of Charlie’s character through Charlie’s own actions‚ thoughts that others have about him‚ his appearance‚ dialogue‚ and his internal thoughts. He turned from a innocent boy to a person with more experience and maturity throughout
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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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overlooks his morals and ethics and does whatever it takes to become king. He is obviously thinking only of himself and isn’t afraid to hurt people that get in his way. In contrast‚ another character that had big ambitions was Charlie in Perks of Being a Wallflower. One of his desire throughout a lot of the book was to make sure his friends were happy. For example‚ during Christmas Charlie cuts himself off from the group‚ his only support system‚ because he kissed Sam rather than Mary Elizabeth.When
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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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This is especially the case if you are gay. The treatment of gay characters in movies has always been a touchy subject. Some are treated equally the same as everyone else‚ while others are given negative stereotypes or even bullied. In The Perks of Being A Wallflower‚ directed by Stephen Chbosky‚ Patrick is openly gay to his close friends‚ but has to conceal his relationship with Brad‚ causing Patrick to have to hide his own reality and true self. Throughout the film‚ Patrick deals with issues relating
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to tell other parents what their child may or may not read. "Far more Pasco kids will now read that book than ever would have read it if it had been assigned by their teachers‚" said Colete Bancroft‚ on the topic of a book‚ Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky‚ being banned from Pasco County school libraries. She continues‚ "Making a chapter‚ or an entire book‚ forbidden fruit is a much more effective way to get kids to read it than making it homework." This is true. Whenever a child’s mother
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