The novel “Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephan Chbosky‚ describes the life of the main character Charlie. It is told through journals to which Charlie describes his day‚ week‚ or month. He describes his struggles and successes. While Chbosky develops Charlie as observant and warm hearted‚ he is also overwhelmed and withdrawn. Chbosky develops Charlie as observant and warm-hearted. Charlie is a very observant person and this is proven throughout the whole book. During a disagreement between his
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Unresolved issues from one’s childhood have an effect on their mental wellbeing when they enter adolescence. This can be seen from the character Holden in the novel “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger and Charlie from the movie “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” written and directed by Stephen Chbosky. This is shown through unresolved issues from their childhood‚ their coping mechanisms to deal with their issues‚ and how deeply they let the issues affect them. To begin‚ Holden and Charlie both
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The novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky‚ is a first person diary‚ or letter‚ of a 15 year old boy named Charlie. Throughout the novel‚ Charlie writes letters discussing major life events including all the ups and mostly downs‚ that are occurring in his life. Charlie has gone through a lot of stressful and traumatic situations in his life up to his sophomore year of high school. Despite living through a roller coaster of emotions and events‚ there are certain treatments that
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower is by no means a typical narrative. Taking the form of an epistolary novel presented as a series of letters from a boy who calls himself Charlie‚ but notes that he will change names and minor details so for the sake of his anonymity‚ the short novel tackles themes such as pedophilia‚ drug use‚ depression‚ abortion and many more complex issues. Stuck in the middle of the mix is a young boy who certainly is not the archetypal protagonist‚ the novel’s wallflower. Subjected
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The Perks of being a wallflower The coming of age theme in The Perks of being a Wallflower is that he is overcoming his first love. It explores in the mind of Charlie all his emotion and drama. Dealing with all the things that happen in Charlie’s life. He had to grow up and learn to let go of the things that had happened in the past. Charlie is new and he wasn’t used to having attention from people at school‚ he’s a wallflower‚ meaning he just sits and watches from the sidelines‚ doesn’t
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Martin Luther King Jr. once wrote “...only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.” In other words‚ only amongst negativity are the positive things in the world portrayed. This quote is proven true in both Night by Elie Wiesel and Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. Both Elie Wiesel and Stephen Chbosky use the literary elements of conflict and symbolism to show that only when things are the worst is when the positive sides in life are revealed. In the Novel Night‚ the reader
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we react to new understandings. The Tempest by Shakespeare and The Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky both show discoveries through acts of love and emotional self-discoveries which can be ‘fresh and meaningful’ for the individual and also the ones around them. In The Tempest‚ we see the main characters go through a notion of the power of love and also emotional discoveries. Likewise‚ in The Perks of being a Wallflower‚ the main character Charlie‚ goes through a journey of discovery that
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The perks of being a wallflower Reading Log: The perks of being a wallflower: 1. What do you find out about the main character? 2. What is your first impression of the main character? 3. Describe his family? 4. Does Charlie seem to have many friends or does he seem lonely? 5. Quote: Some kids look at me strange in the hallways because I don’t decorate my locker‚ and I’m the one who beat up Sean and couldn’t stop crying after he did it. I guess I’m pretty emotional. p.9. What do you get from
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the book. In The Catcher In The Rye‚ Holden mainly talks about how people are phony‚ how they become phony and how this affects their education‚ desire of learning‚ approach next to the girls and behavior next to people. However‚ in The Perks of Being a Wallflower Charlie becomes an example for the message of The Catcher in The Rye with the change in his educational thoughts and behaviors. “An inferiority complex is a lack of self-worth‚ a doubt and uncertainty‚ and feelings of not measuring up to
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As Mahatma Gandhi once said‚ “The greatness in humanity is not in being human‚ but in being humane”. Being human can mean many different things‚ such as being able to feel emotions‚ having the five senses‚ or making decisions and plans for oneself. No one really takes into consideration the social‚ emotional‚ or mental aspects of being not only human‚ but also humane. People are generally humane in their relationships with others‚ which is why the loss of people they care about is difficult to experience
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