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    Jingyi Jenny Tan Period 2 12.3.12 Book Report Essay: The Perks of Being a Wallflower For my book report‚ I read The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Eloquently written by Stephen Chbosky‚ it is narrated by Charlie as he describes the highs and lows of being a teenager. Other major characters include Sam and Patrick‚ two teenagers he meets at a football game‚ and Charlie’s sister. The story takes place in a suburban area of Pittsburgh during the early 1990’s. Charlie is a freshman in high

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    The Perks of Being a Wallflower The concept of high school popularity has been prevalent through many coming of age movies since the concept was created. Perks to Being a Wallflower (Chbosky‚ 2009) by Stephen Chbosky challenges the concept of high school popularity with finding oneself through the means of true friendship‚ personal goals‚ and most importantly finding what is important in life. Chbosky shows the audience the life of Charlie Kelmeckis and how he confronts being a troubled teenager

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    Katie Johnson Period 2 Title of Book: The Perks of Being a Wallflower Author: Stephen Chbosky Pages: 213 1. Who is telling the story and what point of view is being used? Charlie‚ the main character‚ is telling to story and first person narrative is being used. 2. What is the setting of the story and how does it affect the story as a whole? The setting of the story is 1991-1992 Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. This affects the story 3. Identify four major characters

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    PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER Lauren ENGLISH SUNDAY‚ NOVEMBER 18‚ 2012 C.S. Lewis has written many books that want to take you into his world of imagination. His books take on a life of their own‚ threw magical doorways‚ mythical creatures‚ kings and queens which allow the reader to enter a world very unique and full of adventure. In books you find friends‚ companions‚ stories and places that you couldn’t have thought up yourself because

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    Amanda Prado -- Summer Reading Journal "The Perks of being a Wallflower"‚ by Stephen Chobsky In "The Perks..." there are a variety of personalities portrayed through the book. Charlie being the "wallflower" of the title‚ was different from most of the other students at his high school. He understood what most didn ’t and didn ’t judge anyone for who they are or what they were like; on the contrary‚ he actually thought about and sometimes asked why they decided to be that way‚ and there was

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    The Perks of Being a Wallflower is the symbol of the average teenager and their struggles to be accepted amongst others and amongst themselves. Author Stephen Chbosky exemplifies this teen struggle by depicting an introverted and self-deteriorating character named Charlie explains his experiences by writing a series of journal entries to an anonymous source. He begins to write shortly after the tragic suicide of his best friend Michael and explains that he anticipates his first year of Highschool

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    The Perks of Being a Wallflower This modern‚ coming-of-age novel written by Stephen Chbosky follows the teenage life of a new freshman named Charlie. Through his letters to a mysterious stranger‚ readers follow his typical and not-so-typical experiences as he learns about friendship‚ relationships‚ sexuality‚ drugs‚ and everything that teenagers are often faced with growing up. Charlie gives insight into the non-glamorous life of a so-called “wallflower”. The use of “Point of View” in this novel

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    like a book There is no frigate like a book To take us lands away‚ Nor any coursers like a page Of prancing poetry. This traverse may the poorest take Without oppress of toll; How frugal is the chariot That bears a human soul! Emily Dickinson Explanations: Lines 1-2 There is no Frigate like a Book To take us Lands away * To start us off‚ the speaker compares a book to a frigate‚ or a big ship. * What to ships do? They take us places. * These lines say that a book is even better than

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    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

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    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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