The story Dementia and Perks of being a Wallflower have a lot of comparing and contrasting elements to them. The story Dementia is based on a young boy being abused by his dad. His dad got dementia and the doctor called him to see if he wanted to see his dad. When he did go to see his dad there was no connection left and it didn't mean anything to him because he lost all hope of every having that connection after his dad put him through a lot of traumatic experiences. The story Perks of being a Wallflower is about a boy named Charlie who is just starting high school but has had a lot of traumatic events. It shows his experiences through his first year of high school and how he learns to fit in. Both of these stories highlight the coming of …show more content…
The first similarity that I noticed is how both stories had an abusive person in the boys lives that left mental and physical scars on them. These people changed the boys lives forever and left major effects on them after coming of age. The abusive person in Dementia was his dad. “He used to beat me. He tortured me sometimes.” is how the boy described his dad when he was growing up. What his dad did to him made impact on him for the rest of his life. This is similar to Perks of being a Wallflower because Charlie had an Aunt Helen who sexually abused him when he was little. We know this because near the end of the film he told his counselor everything. Both of the abusive characters in the boys lives changed them forever. It shaped the way the boys would grow up and there outlook on life. These stories also correlate because both of the characters had problems with hiding the truth. The character Charlie from Perks of being a Wallflower hid the truth about his Aunt . He didn't want anyone to know about what she did to him. This moment in his life caused him to hide the truth from his parents about why he was depressed and hurting. Him hiding the truth was a big cause of other issues in his life. The character in Dementia can relate to this because he wanted to hide the truth about what his dad did to him. He said “I always wear scarves around my arm to hide the burn scars.” This was an effect of what his dad did to …show more content…
One big difference between theses boys are there families. Charlie's family was very close to him especially his sister and older brother. Throughout the film you see how they are there for him and support him through everything he is going through. The scene where he calls his sister when he was having suicidal thoughts it really shows how much she cared for him. How she was willing to dropped everything to make sure he was okay. In his story family meant everything to him and helped to push him through the hard times of growing up and coming of age. On the other side of things in Dementia he didn't have a close family. His dad wasn't part of his life when he got older and we can infer that from when he said “But there was nothing, so I left him.” His mom also wasn’t there for him when he needed her the most, he showed us this when he said “My mother, who’d never protected me from my father.” This effected him because when you're growing up and coming of age your family is who you rely on the most to help you through it and he didn't have that. Another difference is how in one of the stories someone killed themselves yet in another how the scars where on the main character. In the Perks of being a Wallflower Charlie’s best friend killed himself right before the start of freshman year. This event hurt Charlie so much and changed his world. Friends are very important in growing up and when you are coming of age.
Here are the flashbacks and foreshadowing. One of the similarities is they both had to do with animals and their parents telling them something. The other is that they have flashbacks of animals. Those are the similarities with flashbacks and foreshadowing.
The similarities are prolific in their presence in certain parts of the novel, the very context of both stories shows similarities, both are dealing with an oppressed factor that is set free by an outsider who teaches and challenges the system in which the oppressed are caught.
The underlying themes of the stories are l valid contrasts between the works. In some portions the themes are of the same facets, such as how in both books two men have a direct conflict between
Things that are similar about the two novels and how both of their dreams were crushed are both are groups of people who have these dreams and each finds or meets something that can help their dreams come true, the pearl and Candy. Furthermore, the realization of their dreams coming to an end is, in both books, caused by the death of someone who is a part of the dream, Coyotito and Lennie.
Perks of Being a Wallflower tells the story of a courageous group of high school seniors who adopt a scared freshman with mental health issues into their punk-based style of fashion and adventure. This motley crew of individuals are an accurate representation of the different social groups that make up the average high school halls and now they have included a loner outcast because he understood them and accepted them for who they were. This is an example any school student can understand because, while someone may be different, this does not mean that they are strange or bizarre. They do not
... overall themes, and the use of flashbacks. Both of the boys in these two poems reminisce on a past experience that they remember with their fathers. With both poems possessing strong sentimental tones, readers are shown how much of an impact a father can have on a child’s life. Clearly the two main characters experience very different past relationships with their fathers, but in the end they both come to realize the importance of having a father figure in their lives and how their experiences have impacted their futures.
Some similarities are obviously that they are both slaves who are trying to escape their misery. The characters also have a good relationship with their fathers because they taught them how to care for themselves and what to do when they need
... almost nothing alike from a superficial aspect. The stories have different historical contexts and they simply don’t have much in common to the average audience. It is easy to contrast the stories, but deep within certain elements, the stories can be linked in several ways.
Charlie struggles with apparent mental illness throughout his letters, but he never explicitly addresses this problem. His friends make him realize that he is different and it is okay to be different from everyone else. This change in perspective gives Charlie new opportunities to experience life from a side he was unfamiliar with. Without these new friends, Charlie would have never dared to try on the things he has. His friends have helped him develop from an antisocial wallflower to an adventurous young man who is both brave and loyal. Transitioning shapes how the individual enters into the workforce, live independently and gain some control over their future
There is a great deal of social interaction that can be used for psychological analysis in the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower directed by Stephen Chbosky. This movie holds a strong focal point regarding mental illness, coming of age, and acceptance. (Halfon, Malkovich, Smith & Chbosky, 2012) Social psychology concepts from the textbook Social Psychology and Human Nature: Brief Version will be used to describe some of the actions and cognitions of the characters. (Baumeister & Bushman, 2014) The Perks of Being a Wallflower follows the life of main character Charlie, a high school freshman who tries to find acceptance and validation of his troubles by the help of his peers. Charlie, as well as his friends, suffer from mental illness in several different ways. This movie shows how the characters overcome the fears they hold and develop into stronger individuals. The three people that Charlie interact with the most are Sam, her Step brother Patrick, and Mary Elizabeth. (Halfon,
The first similarity is that elderly people are left out of the society. In the novel, the elderly cannot have a family. They live in the House of the Old because they are separated from the society. All the people are getting older and weaker without exception, so it is hard for them to live without family. Nonetheless, the society isolates the elderly. “The Old were sitting quietly, some visiting and talking with one another, others doing handwork and simple crafts. A few were asleep” (p. 28). Likewise, in the modern society, elderly people are lonely. Some avoid taking care of their parents suffering from disease like Alzheimer. The elderly are apt to be easily depressed, and this depression can be triggered by the deaths of their spouses, relatives, and friends or by financial worries. Therefore, old people need constant care and their family’s affection. However, due to hectic lifestyle of current society, many elderly people live alone or in care center without their family.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a coming of age film that chronicles the life of a boy named Charlie. Charlie is 15 years old and has just begun his first year of high school. He will give a detailed account of the joys and pains of his freshman year in high school. He begins by writing letters to an unknown stranger, but then, you realize that stranger is you. Through these Charlie tells his story from his perspective. He will experience many highs and lows related to the adolescence phase. The highlights of the paper will focus on the biological/physical, psychological, social, spiritual, cultural issues, as well as his strengths and challenges.
In the movie, The Perks of Being a Wallflower the audience learns a great deal about, Charlie, the main character’s life and how his past traumas affect him psychologically (Chbosky, 2012). Charlie is a 15-year-old boy who is coping with his best friend’s suicide, in addition to struggling with Posttraumic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (Chbosky, 2012). When Charlie was younger, his favorite Aunt, Helen, raped him, although he did not seem to fully understand that until he was hospitalized (Chbosky, 2012). However, Charlie was not hospitalized until right after he learned his best friend, Michael, committed suicide. Charlie is also shy, therefore has difficulties making friends. At the beginning of the movie, Charlie is writing to a new friend and
The struggles both characters face demonstrate character development and contribute to the themes of the stories. Both short stories prove to be literally effective in that they disclose the main themes at the outset of each story. Although the themes may alter over the course of the stories, they are clearly defined in their respective introductions.
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