Holden And Charlie Comparison Essay

Everyone wants to be likeable and relatable in today's society. Especially people in high school and people in their teenage years. Most people, want to fit in and follow society to do so. Holden and Charlie both want to be likeable and relatable, but both have a different way of trying to do so. Holden and Charlie are different in many ways when it comes to be likeable and relatable. Any high school teenager would find Charlie as a likeable character, because of what exactly he goes through in the book which is what most teenagers can go through. Holden, on the other hand is unlike Charlie in the way he wants to fit in. He doesn’t follow society and goes against it and does his own things which, most people can not relate to which makes them not like the character of Holden. Charlie being more relatable makes him more likeable because everyone understands Charlie’s problem, and
Charlie, a lonely kid that finds friends that give him purpose and help him enjoy life. Holden on the other hand has none of these problems. Charlie goes through struggles most people go through in high school. Once again everyone's high school experience is different but most people go through the struggle of making friends and finding a date. In Perks of being a Wallflower, Sam tells Charlie, “I like Craig. And I know that I told you not to think of me that way. And I know that we can't be together" which goes to show you some struggles that Charlie goes through. The girl he is deeply in love with telling him that they can't be together is a thought comment to deal with. Most people have dealt or are dealing with a relationship problems like Charlie which makes him relatable. Holden doesn't have any typical high school problems which make him un-relatable. Being relatable makes you more likeable because people understand what you are going through and how you feel which is why Holden was never good at experiencing his feelings to