Perks Of Being A Wallflower Summary

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In Perks of being a Wallflower Patrick attempts to have sex with random people that he meets at the parties when he gets drunk is a minor thought that your conscience tells you one thing but your heart tells you another on what to do. By having these thoughts it can mean that you probably went through some bad times in the past that you will never forget. You can have those times when you can’t forget the memories because when you're drunk all that goes through your mind is bringing back all of the memories and bad times you have had growing up. While you're growing up, you don't decide what you want to do or be. You can either be bisexual, homosexual, or heterosexual. All of these are called sexual orientation and all have different meaning behind them. Our sexual orientation is not something that you can choose or change and should be ashamed of how you are because we are all the same and no one is different. In Patrick's situation he would go to a party and get drunk and would want to make out and/or have sex with any …show more content…
“...The thing that Brad yelled at Patrick. “Faggot”!”(150). This is meaning that he is being insulted for who he is and the gender he likes or is. They shouldn't be judging you because if you were in their shoes, you wouldn't want anymore to be bothering you or telling you anything. Therefore, being called “Faggot” can be very offensive to those people that are because they have feelings to and should be insulted when they see them or if they did or made a mistake just because they were drunk because then they will feel bad and not know what to do. In this case, Brad called Patrick “faggot” because he wanted to look cool in front of his friends and embarrass him because Patrick was his secret when they both made love and

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