The Perks of Being a Wallflower

A very common theme throughout The Perks of being a Wallflower is the theme of loving someone you can’t have. This theme is weaved throughout the main character’s thoughts constantly as the story progresses. In the song I Want The One I Can't, the singer explained how loving someone you cannot have can affect you. According to the Lyrics, “I want the one I can't have. And it's driving me mad. It's written all over my face.” These lines exemplify the common effects this can have on an…

each lifestyle and how the theme of depression differed with each story. In The Unraveling of Mercy Louis, Mercy is faced with the reality of growing up and how stressful life can be when nothing seems to going your way. While in the movie Perks of Being a Wallflower, Charlie is stricken with depression as he goes through many forms of loss, which is the main cause of his pain. Although these authors and directors had different intentions of how their movies or books were to be interpreted, one…

Synopsis The Dead Poets Society is a story that revolves around a group of boys who were attending a prestigious boys school together. Set in the 1950s, the parents and school culture were seen to be autocratic, where parents often dictated the lives of their children and leave them with no say. The story mainly unfolds from the perspectives of two students, Todd Anderson and Neil Perry, who are roommates. In the story, the students found inspiration from their English teacher, Mr. Keating, who…

In The Perks of Being Wallflower and Catcher in the Rye, both of the protagonists seem to be has anger management problems in other words ‘passive aggressive’ which can be seen from many different points. Passive aggressive people tend to hide their anger and feelings from others only to take it out on something else. In Charlie’s case, Sam “really did look sad, and [he] wished [he] could have made her feel better, but sometimes, [...] you just can't.” (Chbosky 123). He grieves with Sam’s…

In the novel “Perks of Being a Wallflower”, Charlie writes in the first letter that he will not share anything about him concerning his identity so his location is unknown however we do know it takes place in 1991. Charlie describes the area he lives in as a big town where many people know each other. One reason why it might be a town is that Charlie is coming home late from parties. Therefore Charlie's parents might feel more comfortable that Charlie is out late in a town rather than the city.…

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…

“In reading, a lonely, quiet concert is given to our minds; all our mental faculties will be present in this symphonic exaltation.”- Stéphane Mallarmé. I didn’t really enjoy reading until sixth grade when my teacher recommended I read The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. I found this whole other world where I could relate to book and I loved that people weren’t riding dragons or making uncanny potions, it was genuine. So I went to the library the next day and went to the Realistic…

In the book, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky we learn throughout the book how molestation affects your well-being and traumatize you emotionally and mentally. This experience can be related to many people similar to Charlie and his Aunt Helen. Charlie has been haunted for years after the passing of his Aunt Helen who lived with his family. Although, Charlie 's Aunt Helen had several personal problems, including drug and alcohol abuse, he grew an attachment to her. Aunt Helen…

young boy that goes to an all boy’s privet school called Welton Academy as well as a member of a student made club called the Dead Poets Society. Todd Anderson is a new bee at Welton; he has a very high expectation set for him due to his older brother being an excellent student as well as a horror student. Anderson does have some issues at first with friend that he will have to make at his new school and has a very shy and scared personality, which doesn’t know make it better in any way for…

“Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto is about a boy named Victor Rodriguez, and his first day of school in seventh grade. It is realistic-fiction short story. The people/children that might like this short story are people that don’t like to change, people in seventh grade, or people who have just started a new school year and feel uncomfortable. This particular short story is a really good piece for the genre because of the way it expresses the feeling of a seventh grader. It is told in a third person…