The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Journey in the Perks of Being a Wallflower A journey of some length or depth is taken by every protagonist in a story. Whether it is a knight in shining armor rescuing a princess or an awkward teenager discovering his true self, an adventure is always there. Thomas Foster from the university of Flint Michigan wrote an explanatory book called How to Read Literature like a Professor Which explains the stages of journey in stories. How there is a hero, a place to go,a reason to go, a challenge,…

For some people high school can be viewed as a time of growth and excitement, for others, it is viewed as a daunting task that with any luck will not bring emotional defeat. The Perks of Being a Wallflower demonstrates just how hard it is to remain true to who you are, or whom you think you may be, especially in times of adversity. Adolescents in the world today face many of the same obstacles portrayed in this film. Whether these adolescents identify with Brad, the gay guy who only wants his…

Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie, by David Lubar is a humorous book about a teenage boy named Scott Hudson who is entering high school. Scott is the youngest son in the Hudson family. The genre of this book is young adult fiction. The time period that the story takes place appears to be recent but we don’t know for sure. During this book Scott Hudson faces the same things that any teenager would face during any time period . On the first day of school Scott was smacked on the head while riding the…

Hollywood Goes to School Qiana M Fleming SOW412 SPRING 2018 INTRODUCTION This is a movie review based on a high school student named "Lucas" that had a nit for learning. He was an honor student and overachiever. However, Lucas was dealing with grave emotional disturbances and thoughts. During his academic tenure he developed a few different relationships including one with a young lady named "Becca". He envied his teachers and traumatized his mentor because he did not receive an A…

The short story “I Go Along” by Richard Peck showed that trying new things and going out of your comfort zone could end up being beneficial to you and you could find something that you're very passionate about. Gene was used to being a follower, but you could tell he was committed just by showing up to the bus stop. He didn’t really want to go on the bus but something instinctual made him get on the bus, he was going out of his comfort zone and trying something new. “I can’t see why anybody…

Bullies, sexuality, mental illness, peer pressure. These are some of the difficulties teenagers experience throughout their high school career. The novel, The Perks of being a Wallflower by Steven Chbosky demonstrates the emotional impact teenagers experience during their high school career. Chbosky illustrates how teens struggle to find their true identity throughout their teenage years. The narrator, Charlie, a fifteen-year-old boy struggling to cope with bullies, his sexuality, mental…

Being a young adult, constantly concerned about how you are perceived and attempting to fit it, is one of the most critically important and talked about moments in a person’s life. Stephen Chbosky’s Perks of Being a Wallflower is a extremely significant bildungsroman novel that explores the coming-of-age narrative. It fundamentally explores the realities of high school, friendships, and the issues of self-discovery and acceptance through its narrator who refers to himself as ‘Charlie’. Within…

My book was “The Perks Of Being A Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky. I absolutely adore this book because, in a way, it reminds me of myself. The main characters are Charlie, Sam, and Patrick. Charlie isn’t really “all there” so to speak. He’s a freshman, and before his high school year started, his best friend committed suicide. He also lost his aunt before that. Once Charlie started high school, he secluded himself from everybody, like he didn’t want to become close to them. Many days and months…

All at the same time the boy is helping the seniors get through their struggles. On the surface, the film may seem like just another simple movie about teenager clichés but underneath theres so much more. The numerous qualities of The Perks of Being a Wallflower combined make it a memorable…

you could possibly be feeling and still know the person you’re writing to isn’t reading what you took so much time and effort to express? The theme of unattainable love is present in the novel Perks of Being A Wallflower and the movie The Notebook. Charlie, the main character in Perks of Being A Wallflower has this infatuation and love for Sam the same way that Noah, the main character in The Notebook has for Allie. The way these two main characters act out about how they feel are similar,…