Compare and Contrass Holden is criticizing phoniness while Charlie becomes phony through 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
he connects with ‘Charlie’, and understands his state of mind, even though Charlie’s high-school life was somewhat different than his. One can notice the reflection of the real life Chbosky from Charlie. For example, Chbosky has continuously mentioned some books and songs in this novel, which are his personal favorites in real life. As a kid, Chbosky was greatly influenced by the book ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by J.D. Salinger. The mention and praising of this book when Charlie was reading it in the