The Perks Of Being A Wallflower Literary Analysis

AR Analysis Paper

Depression is the feeling of doubt, despondency and dejection. In high school, some students suffer from depression daily whether you can tell or not. There are high schoolers suffering from depression because of grades, sports, friendships, or even their home environment. In today's world it is very easy to just hide behind a screen or stay locked in your bedroom and become what is known as a wallflower. Being a wallflower, or one who keeps things to themselves, can make the depression they are suffering from even worse. They have no one to vent to or nobody's shoulder to lean on. Their feelings just keep bundling up leading to even bigger problems. In The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky a theme that stands out the most is depression. People with depression are ones who need the little bit of extra optimism and encouragement in their life, and to be told how much they mean to the world. In The Perks of Being a Wallflower the protagonist, Charlie, suffered from depression. He was put through many life changing events in just a few or his teen years. Charlie has just started his freshman year of high school and right off the bat he found out his best friend Michael has committed

Charlie went up to Sam, who ends up being Charlie’s big crush, and Patrick who is Sam’s stepbrother. It is common for one to feel nervous or anxious to talk about the problems they suffer with but it feels good to have someone to vent to. Charlie felt anxious when he went up to them but in the end it worked out perfect. Charlie, Sam, and Patrick became best friends. Charlie eventually became so comfortable around them that he was not afraid to tell them anything. With Charlie having these best friends his depression soon wore off. He did not just stop thinking about Michael but having Sam and Patrick by his side helped him cope with it so much