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 protagonists of two iconic coming-of-age novels‚ Miles and Charlie have a lot in common. Their similar situations and personalities help create Looking for Alaska and Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ two novels very popular among teenagers for being relatable to a certain level and providing a fun reading experience. Nevertheless‚ differences can be found between the two of them‚ such as their social conduct‚ their childhood‚ and last but not least‚ a crucial event‚ outcome of their new high school
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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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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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One of the most memorable quotes for the book Perks of being a Wallflower is from Charlie’s teacher‚ Bill. He gives Charlie some valuable life advice after he is informed that Charlie’s sister was hit by her boyfriend. That advice is‚”...we accept the love we think we deserve”(24). Charlie does not understand this at first‚ but I think throughout the book he begins to understand more what Bill meant when he said that. There are many types of love to experience in life. It can be anything from loving
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dir. Gary Ross‚ 2012) is the story of a young woman named Katniss Everdeen‚ the protagonist‚ who goes through a journey filled with various representations of ISAs and RSAs. As stated by Louis Althussers’ theory of interpellation‚ she lives life being controlled and afraid of the Panem government. The protagonist can be viewed and analysed through sound‚ symbols and images. Given The Hunger Games‚ it is clear that the Ideological State Apparatus are proven to be evident in its own presence and the
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ Part I - The book opens in 1991‚ when Charlie writes a letter to some unknown person who "didn’t try to sleep with that person at that party" even though they could have. He tells us that he will call people by different names‚ so as to reserve his anonymity. I like that he opens the book like this because it gives us a hint as to the moral center of Charlie. I also‚ personally‚ believe that he is writing to another male‚ which is interesting in itself. - One
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like Charlie’s sister believed when she was slapped across the face by her boyfriend‚ even saying “but I love him!.”(25) to her parents when they found out. I can relate to this personally‚ not by being in love with a boy‚ and hurt physically‚ but having love for friends‚ in a sister kind of way and being abused mentally and verbally. I don’t like the fact that I thought it was okay‚ to be put down or talked about behind my back. I often thought that’s just what girl’s do‚ right? I have let it happen
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A Developmental Analysis of Charlie Charlie is the main character in the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Throughout the film‚ he goes through immense developmental growth. His growth can be studied in a variety of ways‚ including but not limited to biological changes‚ psychosocial development‚ and cultural development. Physical and Biological Issues Charlie goes through physical changes throughout the film. He is a high school freshman‚ meaning he is in middle adolescence; middle adolescence
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