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Essay / The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Character - The main character Charlie is developed in many ways throughout the story. His attitude completely changed from the first page. He actually started smoking halfway through the book. “When I turned it on, I didn’t cough. In fact, it was calming. I know that's bad in a health class context, but it was true. »-p. 102 His personality was different after that. He always tried to be friendly to everyone he met, but if you weren't nice to his friends, he didn't really respect them after that. His dialogue is very similar throughout the book. He is very friendly when he speaks and tries to be polite. Charlie tries to make and keep friends. He succeeds thanks to the coaching of his English teacher whom Charlie calls Bill. Bill gave him books to read and wrote down Charlie's reports. “He says I have a great ability to read and understand the language.” - p. 9-10. Charlie's report card showed A's, but Bill gave him different grades. The books Bill gave Charlie changed his mind about many things. Bill developed Charlie throughout the book. Ideas – The main idea of this book changes throughout the book. There is an idea that runs through the entire story and has a protagonist and an antagonist. Charlie is the protagonist. The antagonist… high school. This develops miraculously throughout the book. Starting with his first day, to the homecoming game where he meets Sam and Patrick, to his last days as a freshman. “And my name is Patrick. And Here Comes Sam” page 19. At first, Charlie is worried about high school and his English teacher, Bill, solves that problem quickly. He meets his two new best friends Sam and Patrick at a football match. He then left, going through difficult times. But... middle of paper... here at high school, and that's where she meets boys. page 10. "He plays football for Penn State, but he needed the summer to get good grades to play football."pg-5. Charlie explains that his siblings experience a lot throughout the book. Order – Stephen Chbosky decided to order events in the life of an ordinary freshman. It starts with orientation, then soccer games, then dancing, etc. Charlie is like an ordinary child, but he has differences in his life that other children don't have. Her sister is pregnant by her boyfriend who is no longer her boyfriend. “I know her boyfriend said it wasn’t his baby, but my sister knew it was.” Even Patrick, one of his best friends, is gay. “I opened the door and saw Patrick kissing Brad.” page-36. These events sort of repeated throughout the book. Stephen Chbosky ordered these events perfectly.