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    Is The Perks of Being a Wallflower a Tragedy? To begin‚ the quote “The World is full of suffering‚ but it is also full of the overcoming of it” (itsworthquoting.com‚ 2013) by Hellen Keller has a strong meaning to encourage individuals to stand strong when a tragedy appears in life. In the novel‚ “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky the main character Charlie faces many tragedies in his developing years of life such as the self-inflicted death of his best friend Michael‚ the death

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    shouldn’t be sad and to sleep it off. Thankfully pop-culture is breaking down this taboo wall and teaching our teenagers about depression and how to spot and handle it. One example of this is in Stephen Chbosky’s book and movie adaptation‚ The Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ where he expresses a teenager’s struggle with depression through Charlie‚ the protagonist. Although the book focuses and explains Charlie’s mental workings‚ the movie portrays a realistic depiction of depression from an outsider view while

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    The novel The Perks of being a Wallflower is written by Stephen Chbosky‚ in this story‚ the main character‚ Charlie‚ Charlie is a tentative freshmen‚ how often refers to himself as a wallflower‚ Charlie is a benign character because he always put others before him‚ and you can witness that a lot throughout the book. This story is about growing up and becoming the true person that you are. In each entry he writes what happens in school‚ with his friends‚ and his family. This book is written all in

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    200265 “Perks of Being a Wallflower” is book that has been highly debated within the Dubuque Area especially at Hempstead High School. It is said that this book contains graphic sex scenes and pornographic literary images that high school students shouldn’t be exposed to. The other side of the argument is that this book showcases a light within mental health disorders and being an outcasts in schools. This book is based within a high school setting‚ so educators were thinking this would be

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    The Perks Of Being A Wallflower written by Stephen Chbosky‚ tells an honest story of a troubled boy and the people he meets who begin to shape his life. Highly relatable‚ the story is emotional‚ heartfelt‚ and has a surprising depth to it that will leave most audiences effected in one way or another. Showing that everybody has had some form of trauma in their past‚ whether it be small or life changing and whether they wear it on their sleeve or conceal it from all‚ the story explores a number of

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    The Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ at its core‚ is a book about friendship and the underrated importance of platonic love. It shows how a few good friends can make nothing else matter. If you do not have someone to share life with‚ it sometimes might seem like it is not worth living. From the point of view of someone who has always been on the outside‚ watching instead of doing‚ this book asks and tries to answer the age-old question of how to fit in. In The Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ the

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    (Stephen Chbosky) In The perks of being a wallflower‚ main character Charlie (no last name mentioned) writes letters to an unnamed “friend”. In these letters Charlie describes his experiences as a Freshman in high school and at home. He is constantly trying to better understand the people around him and why they do what they do - particularly how they present themselves in public. Charlie is a loner‚ but he also is understanding/non-judgemental‚ thoughtful‚ kind human being. Charlie is a loner. Charlie

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    “The Perks of being a Wallflower” is a novel written by Stephen Chbosky who talks about the high school life of a boy with some mental issues caused by the death of his best friend and his aunt. The narrator Charlie is an introverted and sensitive boy who is afraid of talking to others in high school. After meeting Sam‚ Patrick and their friends‚ Charlie made friends with them and enjoyed his high school time. With the help of his friends‚ Charlie gradually overcame his fear and shyness. His best

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    Throughout the movie‚ The Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ Charlie and the rest of the characters display many examples of cognitive transitions. Most of the characters portrayed in this film are in their formal operations stage of cognitive development‚ as these characters range from early adolescence to young adults (Steinberg‚ 2017‚ p. 61). On Charlie’s first day of high school he believes his fellow students are an imaginary audience that are watching and evaluating his actions (p. 58). Charlie tries

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    The book The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is told by a boy named Charlie through letters written to someone he does not know. Charlie is a very troubled young man and is called a wallflower multiple times throughout the book. He is entering 9th grade when the letters begin. In the beginning of the book‚ he had no friends and was trying to cope with his friend named Michael’s suicide‚ until he met Sam and Patrick‚ who were the most free-spirited and fun people he had ever met. Patrick

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