“The perks of being a wallflower” is written by Stephen Chbosky born in 1970. It is one of the most popular coming-of-age stories from the 1990s. The book tells us the story of Charlie who is a high-school student. The Novel consists of letters from Charlie to an unknown person telling about his life.
Charlie is writing over his life as a wallflower. He gives a close-up look into his world, his friends, family, school, problems and experiences. There are things happened in the past, which he has to come over so he has the possibility to a fulfilling life. In the book there are much of serous themes like drug using, abortion, suicide, mistreatment, homosexuality, loneliness and much more. I think most of the themes in this book are timeless and also in our generation current. One of the main messages of this story I think has to do with staying true to yourself and that is one of the main parts of my life so that is maybe the reason why I like this novel so much.
What I really liked about the novel is how it wasn’t afraid to talk about controversial topic. It gets boring when you always read books talking about teens being perfect. I also like how we got a first person-perspective into the life of Charlie and the easiness to read. The book really makes you thoughtfully and I think now it is one of my favourite books.
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Donnerstag, 15. Mai 2008
Description of Charlie
Charlie is the main character in the novel “The Perks of being a Wallflower”. We don’t get to know the last name of Charlie, how he looks or where he exactly lives, but we know exactly what he is feeling and why.
When the book starts he is fifteen years old and in the he gets sixteen. At First he seems to be very emotionally, shy, intelligent, lonely and smart, but later in the book, Charlie’s personality change somewhat. He often cries for example of his sister, after the fight with the bully, about his dead aunt Helen, after the conflict with his friends because he kissed Sam instead Mary Elizabeth and about Bill, who left the school and who was Charlie’s favorite teacher. He has less of self-confidence. He started to take drugs without thinking about what could happen. He always does what other people tell him to do for example, Sam told him how he has to react in front of Mary Elizabeth, and he started smoking. In the book you get to know Charlie’s Friends Patrick and Sam witch are also important Characters. Patrick is homosexual and he secretly has dates with the quarterback, Brad, and Sam is a beautiful young gild dating Craig. Other persons who stand near to Charlie are Mary Elizabeth, his first girlfriend, his older sister and his brother. And at least Bill, the teacher, who becomes a important part in Charlie’s life.
240 words
When the book starts he is fifteen years old and in the he gets sixteen. At First he seems to be very emotionally, shy, intelligent, lonely and smart, but later in the book, Charlie’s personality change somewhat. He often cries for example of his sister, after the fight with the bully, about his dead aunt Helen, after the conflict with his friends because he kissed Sam instead Mary Elizabeth and about Bill, who left the school and who was Charlie’s favorite teacher. He has less of self-confidence. He started to take drugs without thinking about what could happen. He always does what other people tell him to do for example, Sam told him how he has to react in front of Mary Elizabeth, and he started smoking. In the book you get to know Charlie’s Friends Patrick and Sam witch are also important Characters. Patrick is homosexual and he secretly has dates with the quarterback, Brad, and Sam is a beautiful young gild dating Craig. Other persons who stand near to Charlie are Mary Elizabeth, his first girlfriend, his older sister and his brother. And at least Bill, the teacher, who becomes a important part in Charlie’s life.
240 words
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