Point of view can often times be expressed in first, second, or third person. First person often uses I, me, mine, myself, etc. and is mostly used to tell a personal narrative. Second person often uses words such as you and yours and is commonly used in emails, a written speech, or when giving directions. Lastly, there is third person. Third person often uses words such as he, she, him, her, and it and is used largely in formal writing, summaries and responses, or when comparing and contrasting people or things. The novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, consisted of Charlie writing numerous letters to “friend” and using words like “I” to give us a large glimpse into his thoughts, feelings, fears, and his mental state of mind portraying first
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The entry first starts out by Charlie describing how Brad is acting in the hallways now compared to before his dad had beat him up. “He looked very different. It wasn’t that he was bruised or anything. His face actually looked fine. But before, Brad was always a guy who walked the halls with a bounce” (Chbosky 149). As part 4 progresses, one day had ended and another had begun. It was now Thursday, and “something really terrible happened” (Chbosky 150). Charlies view of the situation at hand was that Brad ignored Patrick like always when Patrick went to talk to him. The short conversation had ended with Brad yelling “Faggot” (Chbosky 150). Laughter erupted from the table that Brad was sitting at when Patrick turned around. “He was mad as hell. I’m not kidding. He stormed up to Brad’s table and said “What did you call me?” (Chobosky 150). A fight broke out between Patrick and Brad and his friends. “The fight was hard. A lot harder than the one I had with Sean last year” (Chobosky 151). This whole scene was largely focused on how Charlie saw it and that was the only information the reader learned from reading this specific passage. Because of the first person point of view, it made it seem like there was no one but that group of people
The entry first starts out by Charlie describing how Brad is acting in the hallways now compared to before his dad had beat him up. “He looked very different. It wasn’t that he was bruised or anything. His face actually looked fine. But before, Brad was always a guy who walked the halls with a bounce” (Chbosky 149). As part 4 progresses, one day had ended and another had begun. It was now Thursday, and “something really terrible happened” (Chbosky 150). Charlies view of the situation at hand was that Brad ignored Patrick like always when Patrick went to talk to him. The short conversation had ended with Brad yelling “Faggot” (Chbosky 150). Laughter erupted from the table that Brad was sitting at when Patrick turned around. “He was mad as hell. I’m not kidding. He stormed up to Brad’s table and said “What did you call me?” (Chobosky 150). A fight broke out between Patrick and Brad and his friends. “The fight was hard. A lot harder than the one I had with Sean last year” (Chobosky 151). This whole scene was largely focused on how Charlie saw it and that was the only information the reader learned from reading this specific passage. Because of the first person point of view, it made it seem like there was no one but that group of people