“There are people who have been through the same things as you, danced to the same sappy music as you, and driven 100mph down the same road as you”.
(Goodreads)
They say that the things that happen in your childhood scar you for life. It’s true. But your past is your past and the only thing remaining is learning what you did right and wrong, and moving on. In “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” Charlie probably faces every possible abuse a teenager can face: bullying, manipulation, isolation and peer pressure. And the reason behind him being so vulnerable was because of his past. At the start of his freshmen year, Charlie was completely in a downfall; Charlie felt lost and out of place because of a childhood accident: her aunt had died in a car accident and he felt 100% guilty. He was probably about five years old when that occurred. I feel that at such a young age, understanding the death of a loved one is the hardest thing to get. You don’t really understand what truly happened and most importantly why. Why something that horrible and traumatic had to happen to her, and why did it have to affect you too, in some way. I could relate to this. But every one deals with these things differently, and for Charlie, this really scarred him for life. One of the biggest lessons I learned from this book was overcoming your past by learning from the mistakes you made, but realizing that any of that will be impossible without the right people beside you. This might sound cheesy and perhaps cliché, but the book says it all. When Charlie was a freshman, he had just lost his best friend and was completely alone. Then, he found new friends that turned his life around, and even though they might have been three years apart, they connected because they understood and supported each other no matter what. At times we may feel meaningless, misunderstood and alone but…
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Corey Topf
2/14/2015 06:12:01 pm
Great book! And I was worried that the film adaptation wouldn't do Charlie or the story justice. I was pleasantly surprised! The film is beautiful as well.
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Karen Wong
2/21/2015 12:43:39 pm
They certainly did! I enjoyed both very much
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