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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
The book, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, is about a boy named Charlie entering the 9th grade. He had just experienced the trauma of his best friend killing himself, and on top of that was still saddened by the death of his aunt Helen. On the first day of school he only made one friend, his English teacher. A little later on he became friends with two seniors, a boy named Patrick and his step-sister Sam. They continued on to show Charlie their world of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, their many intriguing friends, the tunnel in which he felt, what he calls, infinite, and much, much more. He still looked back to the passing of his aunt and was depressed for almost all of the time, until he was introduced to the world of drugs, cigarettes and drinking. He had always been in love with Sam since the day they met but never got the chance to date her, due to the fact of age difference, and that she wasn't interested in someone so meek and shy. But she ended up being his first kiss and, right before she left for college, they went a little farther. But as they were, Charlie didn't like it because it reminded him of his aunt Helen. And that’s when he remembered that she molested him as a child. …show more content…
He ended up still being depressed but has gotten better because he made a lot of friends, and even thought they are all going off to college, they are still going to keep in touch, and now he is trying to participate more, as his English teacher advised him to

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