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    type, mixed up emotions and teens rising above the “poisonous system of status, snobbery and exclusion” that is commonly known as high school (Denby 367). By this definition, the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower can be categorized as a teen film. Based on the book published in 1999, The Perks of Being a Wallflower follows Charlie

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    Mental health has become a major priority in the world of medicine and because of this, it’s issues are being exposed to people everyday. This exposure is giving people the opportunity to go to professionals, share their troubles, and get the help they deserve. One demographic however, is not as comfortable coming forth and receiving help. This is the case for young adult males all over the world. The reason behind this is because lots of young men do not believe they are allowed to have emotions

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    The young adult genre of books is generally taken up by vampires, romance, and fantasy worlds where the guy gets the girl and everyone lives happily ever after. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is an acceptance to this. It has an interesting plot line, teaches valuable lessons, and is very realistic. Nobody is perfect, and this book teaches us that the people who matter will accept you anyways. 15 year old Charlie Kelmeckis starts the book as a shy introvert with serious social

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    My favorite book is The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The author of the book is Stephen Chbosky. The reason The Perks of Being a Wallflower is my favorite book is, because The book is a drama which is something I typically enjoy watching. I am not much of a reader during my free time, so when I finally I decided to pick a book I choose to get one in the same genre of shows that I like. I like dramas the best, because I would rather watch drama than deal with it myself. My career plans as of now

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    Matos analyses The Perks of Being a Wallflower as a novel that progresses as the protagonist, Charlie, progresses. He states that not only does Charlie learn how to overcome his past as a wallflower, but as he matures, his writing does as well. The novel is written entirely in letters from Charlie to an unknown recipient, addressed by “friend,” so readers are subjected to Charlie's view on the world and himself, and not the view the world has on Charlie. He self reports everything going on in his

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    The Perks of being a Wallflowers The movie “Perks of being a Wallflower” begins with a very shy and quite boy named Charlie who writes letters to an unknown friend. Charlie is not a very social person due to the traumatic thing he has gone through in his life, which have caused him to not have any friends and be very socially awkward around anyone outside of his family. In the movie Charlie was struggling with two traumatic experiences from his past, the suicide of his middle-school friend Michael

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    I chose to do my Abnormal Psychology paper over The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I heard about this movie a couple of years ago and I never had time to watch it until recently. I did have a difficult time diagnosing what disorder I thought the main character had, but it turned out to actually be a learning opportunity for myself. This assignment did give me the opportunity to watch the movie differently than I have examined a movie before. What I mean is, for this assignment, I had to examine in

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    familial expectations, peer associations, and, even, mass media. In “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, the protagonist, Charlie, is subjected to undergoing experiences involving drug use, suicide, underage drinking, sexual abuse, mental illness, stigmas, homosexuality, the Goth culture, and sexual infidelity by the end of his freshman year in high school. At the beginning of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, Charlie is portrayed as being a smart, yet introverted teenager who yearns for affection and acceptance

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    started to express emotion when reading or creating one-liners. This shows the culture of today and not an understanding of beauty or beautiful things. Everyone loves quotes, everyone adores book quotes. Some of the most charming quotes are being found in YA literature these days. This phraseology of writing is as haunting as it is elegant. Here are some of my favorite one-liners that can tend to be depressing but at the same time I’m confident you will see why. 1. “I guess that’s what

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    freshman year is repeatedly picked as one’s worst year. Going into freshman year, I watched the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower, which recalled one boy’s adventure through freshman year facing repetitive bullying, peer pressure, and mental illness. Little did I know, my first year of high school would be filled with the same memories and struggles that Charlie had, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower would quickly become my favorite movie for both its personal impact and the meaning it has for high

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