the perks of being a wallflower

Samantha Oxley-Seymour per.6



The perks of being a wallflower
 By Stephen Chbosky

4 stars ****
I would give this book 4 stars because its a really good book and never gets boring its also a really good treatment film.

setting- The setting takes place at a high school its all starts off with Charlie going to school and finding out his friend had killed himself. Charlie was having a hard time making friends until then he met "nothing,"
Main Characters-  The main Characters are Charlie, Sam, & Patrick

Charlie-  Charlie, is a 15 year old boy who just starting high school he just found out his best friend Michael had killed himself .Charlie feels left out of things and don't have any friends till he met a kid named "nothing" He directs the progression of the novel through the letters he writes to an unnamed "friend"; these letters describe Charlie's experiences in high school and at home.Charlie loves to read and often uses the framework of a classic novel to think and reflect upon his own life; he even hopes to become a writer at some point. His teacher Bill encourages him to develop these skills and repeatedly assigns Charlie extra books to read and additional writing exercises Charlie struggles with apparent mental illness throughout his letters.Charlie was sexually abused by his Aunt Helen when he was a child, but that he had internalized and concealed the abuse out of his love for her and as a result of his empathy for Aunt Helen's own problems as a child.

Sam- Sam, is a beautiful brown-haired, green-eyed girl who wins Charlie's affection from the first days of their friendship. She is the step-sister of Patrick and a close friend of Charlie's, and her conversations with Charlie both reveal information about Charlie's background and help Charlie to process and reflect upon his concerns. Sam assists Charlie in becoming more comfortable in his own skin, bringing him into her group of misfit and outcast friends, as well as encouraging him to participate more in society Charlie's fervent love for Sam, she is not interested in him at first: she believes she is too old for him, and she is also dating Craig, a young man who is beyond high school age. Yet Charlie has important insights on Sam and Craig's relationship, which falls apart when Craig is discovered cheating

Patrick- Patrick, at first introduced as "Nothing" from shop class, becomes one of Charlie's best friends. He is the flamboyant and extravagant step-brother of Sam. Patrick also helps Charlie feel more comfortable in high school and is always listening to him and giving him advice, whether regarding his family, the loss of his friend Michael Early in their relationship, Patrick and Charlie become closer friends when Patrick asks Charlie to keep a secret: Patrick is in a romantic relationship with Brad, the quarterback of the high school football team. Patrick and Brad have a violent fight at school, and Charlie comes to Patrick's defense, winning back the respect and admiration of his friends.

Main plot event-  
-Charlie has many flashbacks about his Aunt Helen and it makes his life very hard. He's labeled freak and weird, almost immediately in his freshman year. 
Charlie attends a school football. There he meets Sam and Patrick, who he at the time knew as 'Nothing'. Eventually, the three become the best of friends. Charlie also makes friends with Sam and Patrick's other friends, a group of wallflowers. A wallflower is a person who, because of shyness, unpopularity, or lack of a partner, remains at the side at a party or dance. Charlie fits right in with the group of seniors. The best part is that Charlie is finally happy and the flashbacks stop.It is around the same time that Charlie realizes he has quite the crush on the beautiful Sam. She tells Charlie that she's too old for him, and so he tries to move on and forget about his crush. Charlie eventually starts dating Mary Elizabeth, a very nice girl who helps out with a local play. Mary Elizabeth really loves Charlie, and she thinks Charlie feels the same. Though, he eventually comes to terms that he does not feel the same about her; he still has a thing for Sam.Later that month, the group is playing truth or dare. Charlie was dared to kiss the prettiest girl in the room. Everyone in the room was shocked when he kissed Sam. She tells Charlie to leave and not to come back until things cool down. Charlie loses his friends, and he loses his happiness. His flashbacks return and he starts to go downhill. Though Patrick still sort of hangs around, he misses all his friends. 

Conflicts-   The conflicts in this book are all evolved around charlie.He goes through some really typical problems any high schooler goes through and than some things not everyone experiences.He struggles to fit in at first because other kids though he was weird because his best friend committed suicide and charlie was very emotional about that, and would break down crying on a lot of occasions.when he be friends himself with seniors in the school he is forced to grow up very fast and has to deal with drugs,& sex  he is exposed to all there of those on a consistent basis and often folds into a peer pressure he faced from his senior friends.Charlie also has conflicts at home such as death of his aunt and how it affected his family as a whole

 Recommendation- I would recommend this book if you like curious, mistress,& adventure. I could say it like a treatment film but its a really good book I enjoyed reading it.