1. In Perks of Being a Wallflower a boy named Charlie is learning to cope with the suicide of his best friend and he begins to write letters to a stranger which he calls his "friend". As coping with the suicide of his best friend isnt enough, Charlie also had to deal with the stresses of stepping into a new world called high school. At school Charlie begins to make new friends. As Charlie breaks out of his shyness he begins to get really close to Patrick and Patricks step-sister Sam, which they later become best friends. Throughout the school year Charlie gets introduced to drugs, partying, his first kiss, losing friends and gaining them back. Through all this chaos Charlie basically makes a soundtrack of his life for the time being and reads loads of amount of books.
2. In this book I think that is has all kinds of different themes because it speaks to us in different ways but what i really got out this book being able to find your true self, it may not be so easy you will probably fall along the way but being able to pick yourself back up is what you should strive for.
3."I'm really glad that Christmas and my birthday are soon because that means they will be over soon because I can already feel myself going to a bad place I used to go." Charlie gets associated with a lot of anxiety when birthdays and Christmas come around since they are filled with happy memories he gets overwhelmed.
4. One major technique the author uses is symbolism, for example Charlie travels through a tunnel a couple of times in the book with his two best friends, Sam and Patrick, and then by himself but when hes by himself it feels a little different. "It was me standing up in that tunnel with the wind over my face. Not caring if I saw downtown. Not even thinking about it. Because I was standing in the tunnel. And I was really there. And that was enough to make me feel infinite." When Charlie passes the tunnel with Sam and Patrick it feels a lot more meaningful. Tunnels can mean that there is a passage out of the dark and I think that's what the author might of wanted the emphasize. Irony is another element the author uses for example Charlie adores his Aunt Helen, always calling her his favorite person in the world. But Charlie doesn't remember what she would do to him. And I really think you can categorize the title under irony too because when Charlie makes new friends they call themselves wallflowers but the story doesn't point out the perks of it more or less talks about how bad things happen to all the characters.
Characterization
1. An example of direct characterization would be that Charlie keeps quiet most of the time in the beginning of the book and an example of indirect characterization is that Charlie is intelligent and shy.
2. Charlie doesnt really describe characters in full dictation he likes to keep it really simple in short when he describes certain people but when he describes his close friends like Sam and Patrick he really likes to describe them in full detail. When he describes Sam at times she tells us what she wears to the way she does her hair and the littlest expressions he makes but most importantly he describes how in love he is in with her.
3. Charlie is definitely a dynamic character! In the beginning Charlie was a shy person who didnt reall have much friends and never really had social life. But when he opened up to Sam and Patrick he was introduced to drugs, sex, parties which was all so new to him. He has his first kiss, first girlfriend, first love while hanging out with Sam and Patrick which made him change into a whole different person.
4. After reading Perks of Being a Wallflower i really became connected to all of the character and the meaning of the story. It really describes the teenage life in full detail falling in love, being heart broken, being introduced to drugs, drama, parties, transitioning into a new setting it all made a connection with me and with that being said I do feel that Charlie is a actual person not some character in a book!
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