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Perks Of Being A Wallflower Movie Essay

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Movies are almost never made strictly for entertainment purposes. The actors and actresses and the director are trying to get their audience to feel something, to think something, or to do something. Movies are supposed to make its viewers hold a certain opinion or thought about an issue or theme and The Perks of Being a Wallflower is no different. Perks, as it is commonly referred to among viewers, covers some very heavy topics, among which are sexuality and coming of age. This is not uncommon for a movie with a targeted teenage audience, however, one cannot help but become attached to the main character, Charlie, and his horrifying past experiences and determination for the future. Charlie was molested by his aunt and struggles …show more content…

However, there are a few scenes that further discredit this view. One of the initial and most prominent scenes that argues the misconception of males as being the-sex crazed gender is a scene toward the end of the movie. Charlie is overcome with grief, frustration and horror over the fact that his aunt molested him; he has a breakdown and is sent to the hospital for psychiatric help to overcome his ongoing struggles. In particular the film shows flashbacks of Charlie’s aunt using emotions and threats to keep Charlie from telling anyone about what she is doing to him. The music played in the background is slow and sad to emphasize his aunt’s sad life and her manipulative behavior toward her nephew in order to get what she wants. Charlie repeats to himself that it is “not his fault,” (The Perks) another way for the director to argue that this was not an issue that Charlie, a boy, caused, but rather a sickening problem of a female to have sexual relations with a young boy. Since the movie is leading up to this climactic scene, this final flashback to Charlie’s aunt is the most significant in realizing the director’s argument that boys are not the only people with sex on their minds, but also

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