Chbosky’s The Perks of being a Wallflower is an explicit coming of age novel that gives teenagers a sense of relation with the 16 year old protagonist, Charlie. This book was a bestseller in the year 1999. This book definitely has a more mature content and is very straight to the point, it includes drug usage from parties, sex, and violence. Although this book has explicit content, definitely do not let that distract you from the story. In The Perks of being a Wallflower, the author uses
“We accept the love we think we deserve.” (1.8.41)Citations look like this: (Page ___) #1 New York Times bestseller, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky. A story about uncharted territory of high school, first dates, family drama, new friends, sex, drugs, and roller-coaster days known as growing up. This book is worth reading. There are so many unexpected things that happen. Charlie, a fifthteen year old who lives in Pittsburgh, PA, loses his best friend Michael, who commits
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is an epistolary novel about Charlie, a fifteen-year-old introvert, going through his freshman year of highschool while still coping with the suicide of his best friend Michael, and the death of his beloved Aunt Helen. As the story progresses,Charlie develops a personal bond with his English teacher, Bill, and befriends two seniors, Sam and Patrick. Patrick--or “Nothing” (Chbosky 13) as some people call him--is an openly gay, happy-go-lucky guy who
Loneliness is a feeling that everyone will experience at some point in their life. Loneliness can be felt even when you’re in a room full of people. In “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” the characters, including Charlie, are no exception to this feeling of being lonely. Teenagers are probably the age group that has this feeling the most. This a time in life that you are changing, the people around you are changing, and you’re finally growing up and maturing and each person handles these changes
In Stephen Chobosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Chbosky wrote a coming of age story; about a fifteen year old boy named “Charlie,” and his strife to find his place in high school, and all the while trying to handle the suicide of his best friend. While learning many important lessons of life, and of its important relationships. Stephen Chbosky's purpose is to share with us, these common themes of isolationism, harsh society, participating, conflicting with emotions, and finally people treat
fictional. My favorite book and movie is the amazing coming of age story and a #1 New York Times best seller, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. There are so many amazing character developments in many characters through out the story. The book itself has different themes and has a lot of symbolism as well as imagery and allegory. The plot of The Perks of Being a Wallflower is about an introverted, socially awkward 15 year old boy named Charlie who has just entered his first day in
Universal human nature is feelings and behaviors shared by all of humankind. In The Count of Monte Cristo and The Perks of Being a Wallflower, the authors use tone and metaphors to display a theme of universal human nature. Tone is used in The Count of Monte Cristo to convey the emotion behind Edmond’s words. While Edmond is imprisoned feels as if he will never be released. He gets into a funk and truly believes “...that death brings release from suffering...” (Dumas 42). The word choice in the
Response #5 Text type: Extended Written Text: The Perks of Being a Wallflower Author: Stephen Chbosky The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky is a compilation of letters written to us by Charlie (the main character). Charlie writes to us telling us anything that went on that day. It could be something good or it could be something bad. Basically, in these letters, Charlie would tell us his feelings about events that occurred on that particular day. It’s in these letters that we see what
Life is about overcoming challenges, taking risks, and accepting your flaws; a journey every individual endures.’The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ follows a boy, Charlie, who undergoes this exploration of life throughout his freshman year in high school. The greatest aspect of why readers are captivated by literature is because they discover themselves in this journey; the conflicts, emotions, and achievements of the stories they read. It is fascinating to know that characters mirror the struggles
How does friendship help Charlie and Duncan get out and be more social? The theme of friends is present in Perks of Being A Wallflower and The Way, Way Back. This greatly impacts the main characters as they become more social and less socially awkward. They both have friends that get them more social. They both also have girls that they really like, as their friends that help them become more outgoing. They finally have friends that take them to their first parties. To begin with, they both have