Discovery In The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

Can Discovery truly allows us to view life in a new and fresh way? Due to the complex and abstract nature of the concept of discovery, a true sense of discovery harbour's the ability to incite individuals in many differentiating ways as it can be provoked through their different past experiences. The concept of discovery has evidently evoked curiosity and inquisitiveness through the protagonists of both the indigenous play “Rainbows end” composed by Jane Harrison, and also through the novel “The fault in our stars” authored by John Green.

The Perks of being a Wildflower movie is a great demonstration on adolescence and childhood development as it portrays how much we as humans are effected by our early childhood years and how we struggle to make sense of life while navigating through adolescence. We are molded by our environment, but also shaped by the neglect or abuse we suffer as children. The traumatic experiences are life altering and if not dealt with can have dramatic outcomes for our future. The movie has a great story line and walks the audience through the character and identity development of an adolescence. Dissecting Charlies character will be helpful in understanding that part of a human’s life and development.

The process of discovery refers to the perception created upon experiencing the unfamiliar and redefining what is familiar. Discovery can be achieved through unexpected means or deliberate expeditionary, whether it be tangible or a fragment of our thoughts/imagination/emotions. Poems ‘The Tiger’ and ‘Young Girl At A Window’ by Rosemary Dobson and poem ‘Invictus’ by William Ernest Henley thoroughly explore this concept via their ideology of human nature and its effect on discovery.

For my paper, I am diagnosing Charlie from the film, Perks of Being a Wallflower. Before I delve into Charlie’s diagnosis, I will provide some background information about his character. In the film, Charlie is a 15 year old boy who has recently started high school as a freshman. He lives with both parents, and his sister who is a couple years older than him. Charlie also has a brother who has gone away to college. In school, Charlie is seen to be good with academics, particularly in English, since he has an interest in writing. However, Charlie does not have any friends and his best friend had kill himself in the last year. Furthermore, Charlie is seen to be quite socially awkward around his peers and usually keeps to himself.

“To discover is to gain sight or knowledge of something.” How have ideas about discovery been shown in Away and The Book Thief

The term ‘discovery’ can be explored and interpreted in many different ways, the meaning is created by an individual’s perception, opinion and experiences of discovery. In the book Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch and the film, Titanic by James Cameron explores the concept of discovery as an idea that discoveries can be challenging as they allow for the transformation of an individual’s perspective, and they allow for an individual to discover their true identity and the identity of others around them.

Eventually, Mary Elizabeth forgives him. It is about time for Sam, Patrick, and his sister to graduate and for his favorite teacher to leave. Charlie starts to wonder how he will cope with the loss of his friends yet again. Then, he learns of the hidden horrors of his childhood and becomes indisposed with the knowledge of his molestation. Charlie is sent to a hospital where he gets help in rediscovering who he is. Following his release, Charlie is much better at creating relationships and is more hopeful for the

Charlie Kelmeckis is described as a “wallflower.” He is socially awkward and likes to keep to himself. He also really enjoys reading and writing. Charlie cares deeply for others, but has a lot of guilt about past events. For example, Charlie believes that the death of his Aunt Helen is his fault, because she was killed in a car accident on an errand to get Charlie a birthday gift. Charlie has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety, and Depression. His mental instability was mostly caused by being sexually abused by his Aunt Helen before the age of seven. Charlie experiences flashbacks of his Aunt over the course of the movie, but all are portrayed in a positive light.

‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ follows shy and kind-natured Charlie Kelmeckis (Logan Lerman- Percy Jackson, The Butterfly Effect) as he enters high school alone, after the recent loss of his middle school best friend to suicide. Charlie gets befriended by seniors Sam (Emma Watson- Harry Potter-Beauty and the Beast) and Patrick (Ezra Miller- Justice League, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) and finally feels accepted.

The process of discovery occurs when individual encounter challenges or problems and through the experiences of adversity they acquire their real identity. Jane Harrison’s play, Rainbow’s End, June Winch’s novel, Swallow the air, and the carton Seashell, by Michael Leunig are the three texts exemplifies how the process of discovery can be confronting and provocative and leads to transformation.

Insightful discoveries may cause an individual to re-evaluate their initial perspectives, changing their values and attitudes over time. Transformative discoveries may occur due to confronting and provocative situations, as well as interactions with others. William Shakespeare's 1610 text 'The Tempest' highlights how individuals attitudes about the discovery of new worlds may change because of experiences and inherent attitudes. He alludes to the historical context of early 17th century, age of discovery is evoked within the play. It also investigates how discovery may provoke a transformation of self by re-discovering humanitarian principles.

Can discoveries really challenge or affirm our beliefs about ourselves and the world around us? Both ‘The Tempest’ by William Shakespeare and ‘The Night Face Up’ by Julio Cortazar effectively display how discoveries, whether beneficial or detrimental, are dependent on one’s willingness to overcome and accept the past, or their own identity. The texts show, through numerous literary devices, how only then individuals can use this discovery to challenge beliefs about themselves and their world. The play, ‘The Tempest’, by William Shakespeare effectively conveys how one’s ability to re-discover is often influenced by their willingness to overcome and accept the past.

The nature of discovery is multi-faceted, we come across discovery that can be transformative or strengthened, the impact of discovery on an individual are deviating and diverse. In Shakespeare’s 1611 play The Tempest explores transformation through the Character Prospero, in which his own mistakes account for epiphany and forgiveness. Nevertheless curiosity, need or wonder is not Prospero’s drive for transformation and forgiveness. The antitheoretical text called the Important Places written by Forest Woodward and Gnarly Bay utilizes curiosity and wonder as a catalyst to evoke transformative discovery.

The vehicle for discovery is most commonly fueled by intensely meaningful, confronting and stimulating new ideas that lead to renewed perceptions. Michael Gow showcases this idea in his classic Australian play ‘Away’ through his use of themes, characterisation, dramatic techniques and context. Through Gow’s exploration of Tom and Coral, we, as the reader, can see how an individual is lead to renewed perceptions and intensely meaningful, confronting and stimulating new ideas. Similar to this, Stephen Chbosky’s film, ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, showcases through the character Charlie, that through acceptance, one is able to gain renewed perceptions of the world through which we live.The three themes that are used as a presentation of discovery through renewed perceptions are acceptance, death, and the healing power of nature.

How many of us are inclined to change? Discoveries are a prominent example, and hence affect each of us differently, renewing our perception of the world. They can be evoked by curiosity which can be confronting and unexpected leading to discoveries of something physical, lost or forgotten. Jane Harrison’s play ‘Rainbow Ends’, explores a 1950s Australian society, where all characters undergo self discovery by overcoming cultural limitations. This allows us to follow the struggles and hardships of Aboriginals. Correspondingly, the poem ‘Ozymandias’ by Percy Shelley urges the need for us to reevaluate our future. Thus, these two texts, demonstrate how discovery is a transformative process for everyone.