The perks of being a wallflower by Stephen Chbosky captures the experience of growing up through the eyes of Charlie‚ the narrator. He writes letters addressed to “friend” that explain his journey through his first year of high school with the help of his new senior friends Sam and Patrick. Charlie is exposed to drugs‚ alcohol and love as he struggles to fit in and find the will to “participate” in life. Stephen Chbosky’s book the perks of being a wallflower offers a unique perspective on life
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11 February 7‚ 2013 Report 6: The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower begins In Pittsburgh Pennsylvania with Charlie. Charlie is a freshman in high school with a horrific graphic past. He endured molestation from his aunt Helen who later died for what fault he thought was his. His best friend shot himself without telling him anything. And finally‚ he has difficulties adapting to high school life starting out as a wallflower. He meets new friends Patrick‚ Sam‚ Mary
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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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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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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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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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Title: The Perks of Being a Wallflower Author: Stephen Chbosky Extended written text: Novel In The Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ some of the characters in this text judge Charlie’s muteness as him being socially awkward and a freak and does not see it as the way of him coping with his sense of personal responsibility of a disturbin family secret that he has repressed for his entire life. Although to be completely honest I labsolutely loved the supporting characters for being there and supporting
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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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Perks of being a wallflower "Charlie" is the alias of the adolescent narrator of the novel‚ who is about to begin his first year of high school. The novel is presented through letters that Charlie writes to an anonymous person about whom he has heard the girls at school talk fondly. Charlie begins his freshman year apprehensive as a result of the death of his only good friend Michael. Michael committed suicide several months before while they were still in middle school. He does not feel that
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centenarians‚ and you’ll find it in every corner of the earth. Whether you go to the quiet suburbs of America‚ to the bustling neon-filled city of Tokyo‚ to even the indigenous tribes of Australia‚ it’ll be there. In Stephen Chbosky’s novel Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ music plays an equally prevalent role in the life of main character Charlie. It helps him with anything from feeling better‚ to connecting to others‚ to understanding himself. Charlie superbly summarizes my relationship with music and how
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