The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, is about a boy named charlie, he is just ending the eighth grade and the only person he has ever considered a friend just committed suicide. Soon after this occurrence he begins to write in a journal he now has and entitles each entry with “Dear Friend” which he does because this is the only “person” that will listen to him, it is the only one who he thinks understands him. Charlie’s life soon gets better only to get worse and his coping methods go…

life when they are developing their character. They can decide whether you will become a straight A student or someone who doesn 't care about school, a doctor or a drug addict, or even things like having a clean record or being in prison for life. In The Perks of Being A Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky uses these factors to develop the character of Charlie. Charlie is a fifteen year old boy who decides to write letters to an unidentified friend because he is starting his freshman year in high…

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, written by Stephen Chbosky is a coming-of-age story that conveys the idea that social struggle is a problem many teens face during the pubescent time of their life. This is very relatable to year 12’s as many of them may face a similar issue in their life which is why I would definitely recommend it as a book you should read. One way I connected to this text is the way Charlie is always searching for an understanding of himself and the friendships that he has.…

Perks of Being a Wallflower is often referred to a “coming-of-age” novel and seems to cover all tribulations and complications that every teenager faces, but are all these themes discussed in the novel actually normal for a teenager to go through? Death, depression and sexual abuse are not uncommon occurrences in society, but they are lot to endure all at once. Charlie goes through or is affected by all of these things throughout the entirety of the text. The death of his aunt and friend, and…

face hurdles along the way. Sometimes others are responsible for the troubles we face. There are a plethora of things that could go wrong but only one needs to to stop us in our tracks. Charlie, the protagonist of Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower, is no exception to this statement. Throughout his life, Charlie struggles to understand his own place in society and enter its symbolic order. Due to poor familial interactions, lack of a paternal signifier, and a warped imaginary…

Kyleen Brown Engl 101.004 December 13, 2015 Narrative Essay We all have a voice. Some appear to simply utilize it more than others. We all have assessments. This simply happens to be mine. Grievousness is the word. The definition—well, I figure that relies on upon whom you inquire. Urban dictionary, however, claims it is “What you suffer from after getting dumped in any way by your alleged ‘true love’”. My sixteen-year-old brother would definitely provide a less descriptive version of this.…

Character- Charlie from The Perks of being a Wallflower Charlie is one of my favorite characters because I find his personality to be relatable to my own. Charlie didn't have any friends until he met Sam and patrick. Charlie wanted friends so badly that he would do almost anything to get them, he wouldn't even raise his hand when he knew the answer to a question because he didn't want to be made fun of. When he made friends wih sam and Patrick he started to open up and come out of his shell.…

conclusions based on appearances. A simple item of clothing can indirectly speak upon the individual and categorize them into social status groups. Many films, rely on this bodily sense to engage their audience and bring a story to life. The film Perks of Being a Wallflower directed by Stephen Chbosky, successfully uses costume design to depict the character’s personality and illustrate their backstory. Among the Films most conflicted character’s there lies Charlie. He is portrayed as a…

so came the connection I made between Forrest Gump and Perks of Being a Wallflower. Both stories contain dark undertones of suicide, physical/emotional damage, sexual abuse, and cases of Stockholm Syndrome. In Forrest Gump it was Jenny that had been molested by her father and caused her to seek her version of love in others, no matter the physical or emotional cost inflicted upon herself during her (many) abusive relationships. And in Perks, not only is there the main character Charlie, who was…

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…