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    ‘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. I absolutely adored Stephen Chbosky's (Beauty and the Beast, Allegiant)

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    Methods of escape in the perks of being a wallflower “Every life is narrow .Our only escape is not to run away, but to learn to love the people we are and the world in which we find oversleeves”-Mark Haddon. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is a story that describes a difficult time for many people specifically high school. Individuals of all age have struggled with fitting in and finding their place in high school , which in this book becomes an issue for characters. In the novel

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    The novel, Perks of being a Wallflower, displays an adventurous journey of a high school freshman growing up into the world. Written by Stephen Chbosky, a teenager named Charlie struggles to make friends and enjoy his high school experience. Throughout the story, he creates and breaks new bonds between diverse and special characters. The main theme of Perks of being a Wallflower is growing up. However, under this theme, there are multiple subcategories. For example, within the theme of growing up

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    sparse substance beyond that. However, there has only been a handful of films that have had a meaningful, long lasting impact on me. One of the finest examples of excellent cinema for me is the film, based on the cult classic novel, is The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Originally written by Stephen Chbosky, the motion picture addresses themes centered around the painful transition from adolescence to adulthood and issues during this time such as substance abuse, exploration of sexuality and insecurities

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    Perks of being a Wallflower is not an ordinary high school coming of age movie. It takes a deeper, darker twist into high school reality. The film is narrated in the first person through the main character; Charlie’s, point of view. This also includes the way Charlie says things; his diction lets the viewer know whether he is sad, happy, annoyed, and angry. He speaks in monotone and is blunt about what he is thinking to others. The themes of friendship, depression, and family appear all throughout

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    The novel with the title "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" continues and ends with a grand finale, sending a meaningful moral through a youthful roller coaster ride. The implied definition of a wallflower can be inferred throughout the course of Charlie's behaviour, conveyed in the journal entries. Seeing his past self hanging out with only Michael and his dialogue with Sam from page 201,'...I don't think you would have acted different...if you did like Mary Elizabeth...like you can come to Patrick's

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    however, they can also ruin our lives. In Stephen Chbosky’s The perks of being a wallflower, Charlie realizes that secrets can structure and ruin your life, all at the same time. It is established that he realizes this through symbolism, conflict and title significance. Just as secrets form a structure in our lives, they can also tear it down and act destructively. First of all, a recurring symbol in the perks of being a wallflower is tunnels. We see Charlie literally and figuratively going through

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    Passivity in The Perks of Being a Wallflower There are many life lessons to learn from in Stephen Chbosky’s, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”. One of them being, “Do as you wish. Be as you are”. Charlie, the protagonist of the novel, is a high school freshman just trying to fit in. Throughout the novel he is faced with many difficulties as a teenager. He had an abusive past, he does not have any friends and he suffers from severe anxiety and depression. Thus, causing him to be socially uncomfortable

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    of adolescents with someone that is guaranteed to break your heart in some way, shape, or form is laborious. In Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower, the main character Charlie has to navigate all of this while trying to maintain new friendships, try new things, and find new relationships. As presented in the book Charlie is a wallflower. A wallflower is typically an introverted person. They might attend social gatherings, but will continue to remain silent. They see and understand.

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    The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephan Chbosky The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a novel written in letters to an anonymous person from the point of view of Charlie, a 15 year old starting his first year of high school. He begins his letters writing about his friend Michael, who committed suicide, he describes how much he misses him and how lonely he is when school starts. He then goes on to talk about his family: mum, father, brother, and sister. His sister is one of the main charters in

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