In the book The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, the biggest conflict for Charlie is himself. The reason being that itś his thoughts that the book is about and itś his fights with himself that the reader has to follow. Charlie tends to overthink things, leading to that being his main internal conflict. A quote to clear that up would be towards the beginning of the story, when Charlie is listening to Sam talk about girls after Charlie admits heś in love with her, ¨I look at people holding hands in the hallways, and I try to think about how it all works. At the school dances, I sit in the background, and I tap my toe, and I wonder how many couples will dance to "their song." In the hallways, I see the girls wearing the guys' jackets, and I think …show more content…
Patrick and Brad are in love with eachother, but only their close friends know this. The reason being that Brad is a star football player at their school, and he´s afriad of judgement, so they both act like everything is normal at school. But eventually, Brad´s dad finds them kissing, and starts beating and yelling at him. The worst part of the situation is that the dad beat him in front of Patrick, and Patrick couldn´t do anything about it. A quote that helps represent what happened is ¨Basically, Brad's father caught Brad and Patrick together. I guess that Brad's father didn't know about his son because when he caught them, Brad's father started beating Brad. Not a slap kind of beating. A belt kind. A real kind. Patrick told Sam who told Bob that he had never seen anything like it. I guess it was that bad. He wanted to say "Stop" and "You're killing him." He even wanted to hold Brad's father down. But he just froze. And Brad kept yelling, "Get out!" to Patrick. And finally, Patrick just did. (Stephen Chabosky p. 146-147)¨ This quote explains how traumatizing the whole thing was, for both Brad and Patrick. After that occured, Brad ignores Patrick, probably due to fear of his father finding out again, and hatred for him because he was the reason his father hurt Brad. So, Patrick and Brad never meet anymore, causing Patrick to start losing it, and not fall into a depression, but …show more content…
People all around the world deal with the struggles Charlie has, like depression, anxiety, or pressure to do drugs. Especially in nowadays atmosphere, teenagers are always dealing eachother for not doing drugs, or making a kid try it ¨just this once.¨ Or even going as far as giving the drug to them without the victim even realizing it until afterwards. On the other hand, in 2014, an estimated 2.8 million kids, ages 12-17 in the U.S had at least one depressive episode in the past year. A period of two weeks or longer during which there is either depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure, and at least four other symptoms that reflect a change in functioning, such as problems with sleep, eating, energy, concentration, and self-image. In Perks Of Being A Wallflower, Charlie ends up in the hospital after his depression hits him harder than it has before, especially with his best friend and crush, Sam, leaving for college. ¨I´ve been in the hospital for the past two months. They just released me yesterday. The doctor told me that my mother and father found me sitting on the couch in the family room. I was completely naked, just watching the television, which wasn´t on. I wouldn´t speak or snap out of it, they said. My father even slapped me to wake up, and like I told you before, he never hits. But it didn´t work. So, they brought me to the hospital where I stayed
Throughout this relationship, even in the back of his mind, Patrick chooses to ignore the fact that he will los...
Patrick’s muscle tightens as hear Mary coming closer to him. Is she suspecting something? He thought nervously, what should I do now? What should I say? He was lost in his thoughts when Mary walked up behind him and swung the big frozen leg of lamb on the back of his head. Patrick’s vision suddenly when darken and t-- to the ground with the sounds of overturning tables and crashing
Other than his teacher, he has two best friends named Patrick and his step sister Sam. Patrick is a happy and care free guy who happens to be homosexual and has a hard time dealing with that in school due to bullying, especially because his secret boyfriend named Brad, who is the quarterback of the football team, doesn’t want anyone to know about their relationship. Sam is Patrick’s step sister and a senior in high school. She has a boyfriend named Craig who is also a senior and has to reject Charlie when he confesses his love for her because of him. Charlie was hurt when Sam rejected him, so Patrick helped him find a new girl to crush on.
“ Patrick says this about Charlie” (during the Homecoming Weekend party), he contrasts the "perks" of being a wallflower with the negative aspects, which are seen when Charlie have difficulty talking to others and observing rather than participating. Patrick agrees Charlie's position in society, the regular Charlie is able to sit back, chill and listen, yet he still understands and is great to his friends. This behavior of charlie is a turning point in the novel. From this point forward, it is easier for Charlie to see and find value in himself. He finds it much easier to participate in the events around him, and he spends less time guessing about what he is about to say or do. He may still struggle but he will get the hang of it, often reverting
The American stock market crash was a pivotal point for Charlie. When Charlie is institutionalized, he loses custody of his young daughter, Honoria. It becomes increasingly evident that Charlie has recognized the error of his old ways and shows great promise in proving his reformation. He is no longer institutionalized and he has successfully limited his alcohol consumption for some time. Charlie limits himself to one drink per day to make sure that his behavior remains decent. In addition, When Charlie encounters his old friends, Lorraine and Duncan, he is very cautious about his decisions. During his visit to London, Charlie reconnects with his former brother and sister in-law. They allow him to spend some time with his daughter but Marion is adamant about blaming her sister’s death on Charlie. She is also somewhat reluctant towards allowing Honoria to be with her father. Fitzgerald created Marion to be cold and mean-spirited which allows the reader to feel sympathetic towards Charlie. Despite all his efforts to regain custody of his daughter, Charlie ends up in the same place he started: having a drink at the Ritz bar thinking about getting his daughter back (Churchwell,
Every teenager has the same exact problem: high school. The conflicts, drama, and social assemblage is a part of every high school student experience at his or her different campus. While most students determine that there is no single adult that has any idea of the situations and circumstances that each person faces in their daily life, they are unbelievably mistaken. Novelist and screenwriter, Stephan Chbosky, perfectly captures these issues in a mature, thematic experience that every teen can relate to. And for some odd reason, some individuals feel that this coming-of-age story needs to be banned from public libraries and schools throughout our nation.
Patrick Kenzie is the main character of the film and along with his partner Angie is tasked to find Amanda. Throughout the film Patrick uses unorthodox techniques to try to help in his mission to find Amanda. Unfortunately in his quest to find Amanda, Patrick commits many crimes. In the film, Patrick’s attitude was rebellious. To achieve his goals Patrick does hesitate to employ drastic measures to find information and to get out of serious situations. For example when Patrick was in the bar trying to find information on Helene, he was got involved in a situation with the bar owner and a couple of the bar customers. It seemed as if a scuffle was going to happen until Patrick threatened the individuals with a gun. Patrick didn’t hesitate to kill a person as well. During the film he shot and killed Corwin Earle, the suspected pedophile. He found the murdered body of a child Corwin Earle molested, w...
Patrick also tries to get another character, Squidward, to hold a net even though his hand is broken and wrapped. Patrick lacks the common sense to know how hard it is to hold something with a broken, wrapped hand. Furthermore, Patrick cannot tell the difference between sarcasm and reality. Consequently, Patrick cries when Spongebob sarcastically calls Patrick his “worst enemy”. This shows that Patrick cannot figure out, like other people can, that Spongebob is just joking with him because Spongebob is speaking
In addition, he stops by the local high school and talks to a teacher asking if Nikki still works there. The teacher gets scared and reminds him of the restraining order, in the end he doesn’t get any information about Nikki. Once he gets home, the police officer shows up and gives a warning to Pat to stay 500 feet away from their house and any establishments that he’s restricted. Another impact was during the Eagles game, when Patrick’s brother gets into a fight with a bunch of guys. At first, he was trying to calm himself down, but loses control seeing his brother getting beat up.
... reader. Throughout the book, Charlie unfolds secrets and truths about the world and the society that he lives in; secrets and truths that cause him to grow up and transition into adulthood. He also makes a life changing decision and rebelled against was he thought was the right thing. This reflects his maturity and bravery throughout the journey he travels that summer. Charlie eyes suddenly become open to the injustice that the town of Corrigan demonstrates. He also comes to face the issue of racism; not only shown towards his best friend Jeffrey and the Lu family but to Jasper Jones as well. He realises the town of Corrigan is unwilling to accept outsiders. Charlie not only finds out things that summer about the people that surround him, but he also finds out who he is personally.
The two, both dealing with the loss of someone tremendously important and close to them, would be better off supporting each other, but instead they break away from their bond and deal with the pain alone. Since “[Henry] and Marty hadn’t talked much since the funeral,” (Ford 9), “it made the hole in Henry’s life that much larger,” (Ford 9). Not too many years after Ethel’s death, and after awkward and unfamiliar encounters between father and son, Marty introduces his father to Samantha, Marty’s fiancée. Henry is overjoyed that Marty wants to show him a part of his life, and the three start to uncover Henry’s past, bringing them all closer. Finally restoring their bond, Marty and Henry find that it’s easier to cope with their loss of Ethel than to ignore the grief like they had
The coming of age novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky, follows the self-discovery of an introverted 15-year-old boy named Charlie. The novel is written in a series of letters to an anonymous person, which he sends, as he needs someone to talk to after his best friend’s suicide
He saves Patrick from Brad and his friends by taking them all single-handedly. Aggression (Displacement) is another aid in lessening the anxiety and keeping the bad chunks of the past hidden. Charlie’s letters to this anonymous “dear friend” provides him with an emotional release and decreases his anxiety. That is his way of repressing the threatening thoughts of his mind waiting to blow up anytime. Charlie finds emotional release in befriending people at school as well and in helping others.
Charlie and Patrick’s kiss was shown similar to how Charlie describes it in the book, saying, “We hugged good night, and then when I was just about to let go, he held me a little tighter [...] And he kissed me. A real kiss. Then, he pulled away real slow” (Chbosky 160). This event happens almost the same way in the movie as in the book, aside from the fact that they were not in a car.
The perks of being a wallflowers is about Charlie, a 15 year old freshman student that is about to start his high school year. He lives with his parents and older sister. Charlie has as an older brother too, but he lives away because he is attending college. As the movie starts goes, it is implied that when Charlie was a kid he was molested by his aunt, who later dies in a car accident on Christmas Eve, (which is also Charlie’s birthday). His family seems to have a strong bond, they each follow a role, and they support each other. During some scenes in the movie, Charlie seems to be having internalizing problems. As the movie progressed, it is revealed that Charlie had a friend that committed suicide, and this event made Charlie to feel sorrowful. When he enters high school, Charlie appears to be very concern of what others may think about him, as well as