Removing “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” from the classrooms may solve one problem, but it would undoubtedly lead to many more problems. Parents are complaining about the reading material their children are being given, but it is not their place to tell the teacher how to teach. According to the …show more content…
The problems addressed in “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” are problems that are very relevant to teens today. High school students are exposed to inappropriate language every day. They know that there are people who do drugs, and they know the effects of drug abuse. Many high school students have seen movies or read other books that contain sexual references. The book looks into several issues that are important to teens in this day and age. This book spends a lot of time looking into the problems with bullying and cliques. This book brings up many of these issues and gives the reader an opportunity to look into the life of someone struggling with these issues, and shows how he copes with them. Letter: The perks of facing reality states “But the heart of the tale revolves around confronting such issues if ever faced with them.” Many teens can relate to the social struggles of the characters in the book and shows the reader how having friends that you can count on and doing the right thing will make life better for both you and