Stephen Chbosky Research Paper

We accept the love we think we deserve, said Stephen Chbosky. Chbosky is one of the most elaborate writers there is known for The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Pieces; A New Collection of New Voices and Sexaholic. Stephen Chbosky was born on January 25th 1970, in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia. He grew up Catholic living in the Upper St. Clair's with his parents Fred and Lea and younger sister Stacy. While growing up, Chbosky enjoyed classics, horror, and fantasy novels. He loved the novel The Catcher in the Rye; writers F. Scott Fitzgerald and Tennessee Williams. In 1988 Chbosky graduated from Upper St. Clair High School, while in high school, he seemed to have met Stewart Stern; screenwriter of the James Dean film Rebel Without a Cause. They closely became friends after the screenplay, Stern became Chbosky's mentor, and had a major influence on Chbosky's career; Bill from Perks of Being a Wallflower was based off of Stern by his positive influence on Chbosky. After Chbosky graduated from high school, he then traveled to California to attend the …show more content…
And stopped. And realized that somewhere in that sentence was the kid I was really trying to find." After several years of thinking, Chbosky began researching and began to write The Perks of Being a Wallflower, a novel that is about an emotional teenager; Charlie; over the course of his freshman year of high school. Chbosky says he can relate to his book in his childhood but is also different in many ways. The Perks of Being a Wallflower was published in 1999, and was a popular success with teenage readers; by 2000, the novel was the best-selling title. The novel also had disagreement due to Chbosky's portrayal of teen sexuality and drug use causing the book have been banned in several