Stephen Chbosky's first novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, closely follows the life of new freshman Charlie and his tremulous journey through his first year of high school. Charlie, the eponymous wallflower, learns many of the clichéd high school lessons that are taught to him by new friends, foes, and love interests. Though he thought it impossible, Charlie makes new friends with step-siblings Sam and Patrick who help Charlie in his scary first year of high school. There have been quite a few
In Stephen Chbosky’s “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” we are first introduced to Charlie, a shy boy who is beginning his freshman year in high school. Shortly after school begins, Charlie makes two upperclassmen friends, Sam and Patrick. Befriending these two people open up a different world for Charlie. Charlie is introduced to many new things in this movie, the most important being literature, music, relationships, love, and sexuality. Experiencing these new things shape him into a different
The true story of every person is not the story seen on the outside, but the journey of his or her heart. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is an epistolary novel which allows the reader to look deeper into heart and mind of the protagonist Charlie. Through a series of journal entries narrated by Charlie himself comes the story of his first year of high school, dealing with the suicide of his best friend Michael and the lingering feeling of guilt over the death of his favourite aunt
experiences and challenges of an outsider are unique and often relevant to the distinctive context an outsider is in. The novel, Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky and the film, “The Piano,” by Jane Campion, both explore unique experiences such as moving countries and challenges such as relationships, struggling to grow up, and societal barriers. Charlie in Perks is portrayed as a social outsider in his school setting. Due to his psychological trauma, he is isolated from his peers and his
For this outside readings project, I read The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. The format of the book is one in which the protagonist Charlie is writing to a stranger, and we as the reader are reading these letters that are addressed to his “Dear Friend.” In the beginning of the book we meet a fifteen year old boy named Charlie. Charlie, we learn early on, has a friend named Michael Dobson who has recently committed suicide; this is one of the major struggles along with entering high
Stephen Chbosky’s first novel, published in 1999, “Perks of Being a Wallflower” possess a unique style of literature that stands the test of time. It is written in a way in which I haven’t read before, an epistolary; however it is written so well that all aspects of the plot are delivered with enough detail and emotion. This is a vivid and piercing book with a real sense of teenage struggle of an internal battle with the protagonist, Charlie. He is constantly confused by romantic thoughts, social
Stephen Chbosky is the Author of Perks of Being a Wallflower. His story focuses on the life of a teenager named Charlie. Charlie is beginning his first year of high school. Charlie is a character that many people could relate to. He is one of the people who sits on the sidelines and observes. Charlie writes and thinks what we all wish we put our actions into. Your thoughts need to be lived. When Charlie starts to do what he thinks is when his feelings are at their peak. He makes bad choices at the
Perks of Being a Wallflower deals with many different tragedies that vary from small to large. For example, Aunt Helen’s death was traumatic to Charlie, whereas his sister’s abortion does not affect him as personally. Also, the realization of his molestation leads Charlie to a trip to the hospital. Charlie’s tragedies and how deals with them shows how realistic they are to someone who is struggling with mental issues. Charlie describes Aunt Helen as his, “favorite person in the whole world” (Chbosky
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” written by the talented Stephen Chbosky takes his readers on a journey through a teenage boys mind. The novel is narrated by a teenage boy who goes by the name ‘Charlie’ even though that isn’t his actual name. It is set in the early 1990’s during Charlie’s freshman year of high school. Charlie is, in a word, special. In letters to his "Friend," Charlie records his life as a high school freshman, transforming the dull into the miraculous with heart breaking honesty
After watching the film, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, directed by Stephen Chbosky it was clear the protagonist, Charlie has post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with dissociative symptoms. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) defines post traumatic stress disorder as “ .” . (cite) and dissociave sympotms as. although hollywood tends to exaggerate mental disorders, this movie does a phenomenal job depicting someone with post traumatic stress disorder. This disorder