After finishing “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” I realized that there were so many plot twists and character developments in the last part of the book. First of all‚ the major thing that we discover at the end of the book is Aunt Helen’s full story. Early in the book Charlie tells us how his Aunt Helen was molested which made her turn to a life of drugs and alcohol. So‚ she came to live with Charlie and his family. We also learn that he feels responsible for her death because‚ she was going to
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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Stephen Chbosky was born in 1970. He wrote the screenplay for the film Rent. As a teenager Stephen loved reading classics such as “The Catcher in the Rye” and other books of the horror & fantasy blend. Tennessee Williams was his favorite author. In 1992 he graduated from the University of Southern California’s screenwriting program. Stephen currently lives in California & is an active gay rights supporter. This teenage boy who calls himself
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In the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky‚ the stories of many teenagers living in the early 1990s are retold. Their stories reveal how challenging high school can be. From family problems to drug and alcohol consumption‚ these teenagers overcome many coming of age obstacles. As if turning sixteen was not challenging enough‚ Charlie deals with friends passing away‚ fitting in‚ and maintaining good grades. Charlie’s life may have changed drastically from age fifteen to age
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Change and organization are topics that are of interest to us all‚ I would suppose. Change is accompanied by thoughts and experiences of the new. Organization relates to how we manage our social relations‚ and moreso how effective we are at achieving desired goals. 2 Change and organization are everyday concerns and are addressed by sociologists who present explanations and descriptions from perspectives with which we can relate. However‚ never forget to try
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morals and would also make a mockery out of the high prestigious people of the Victorian society‚ that play was entitled “The Importance of Being Earnest”. In Wilde’s play “The Importance of Being Earnest”‚ Wilde uses comical satire to describe the high society class of the Victorian era‚ were image and social status is important as breathing. “The Importance of Being Earnest” play brought about “light comedy” (Bastiat 53) and the satirical humor that allowed one the look of how marriage‚ the nature
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The perks of being a wallflower The Perks of being a wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is about a boy named Charlie he finds a group of friends sort of like him‚ who became his friends and introduced him into experience common to many teens. His new group of friends gives Charlie something precious he has never had before: a sense of belonging because he is a lonely teen. For example‚ Charlie is lonely when he is at home “it has been very lonely because my sister is busy being the oldest one
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A cassette tape holds not only great songs. In the Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ a fiction composed by Stephen Chbosky‚ mix tapes‚ as an important object mentioned repeatedly in this piece‚ is endowed with certain attitudes‚ memories‚ and emotions. The fiction is a collection of letters from a teenage boy called Charlie to an anonymous friend about his life — full of confusion‚ self-doubt‚ and insecurities — and managing to gradually go through a course of inner development‚ throughout which mix tapes
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The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is a satire based on Victorian society in the late 1800’s. Everything about this play is a satire; from marriage to social class‚ and even the play’s name. Wilde criticizes these aspects of Victorian society with the use of witty puns and unusual‚ awkward situations. Wilde brings to light the fact that late Victorian society cared more about a person’s name and wealth than their personality. This debases the sanctity
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower Rough Draft School can seem like a blood bath‚ and jumping in from the coziness of middle school to the dog eat dog world of high school can seem terrifying. It definitely is for the introverted and socially awkward Charlie‚ who must navigate through his freshman year of high school. Yet he gets help from his amazing new best friends Patrick and Sam. Charlie experiences many of his firsts‚ facing head-on the struggles and effects of drug abuse‚ teen pregnancy‚ suicide
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The Perks of Being A Wallflower was written in 1999 by Stephen Chbosky for the publishers of MTV Books. The particular edition I read has 256 pages and is considered an epistolary novel‚ meaning it is composed of documents such as letters. In this case the letters are written by the narrator to a friend. The story takes place in a Pittsburg suburb in the early 1990s. Charlie the protagonist is a freshman in high school and is struggling with his adolescence. He begins to write these anonymous letters
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