...The “Wallflower” on the Big Screen “…And in that moment, I swear, we were infinite.” When I knew that Stephen Chbosky’s moving and illustrious novel will have a movie adaptation, I was real skeptic about it. With the overly mainstream use of infamous books as a direction for Hollywood films this generation, and being an aficionado of the book itself, I hoped that The Perks of Being a Wallflower will be done justice. Or else, I’ll be shouting, “No, damn you, Hollywood. Is nothing sacred to you?,” like Ezra Miller did in his Jimmy Kimmel Live! guesting. After watching the movie though, my wish was granted, sort of. Perks as a movie did not fully lived up to its original published form, but it was still able to leave its audience with a tug at the heartstrings. The Perks of Being a Wallflower tells about Charlie (played by Logan Lerman), who enters his first year of high school while coping with the suicide of his only friend in middle school, Michael and is pretty much trying to “participate” with the rest of the world. He also writes to his “friend,” an unknown persona whom he describes as nice though they’ve never actually met. However, high school isn’t so kind to him. If not neglected, he gets bullied. Luckily, Charlie befriends his English teacher, Bill, who believes in Charlie’s talent in writing. Charlie also makes a friend out of seniors, Patrick (Ezra Miller), who he approaches first in a football game which is his attempt to overcome shyness...
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...The Perks of Being a Wallflower As teens or young adults you are still trying to figure out who you are and what you have to offer the world. There is so much pressure around teen’s every day of their lives. They do not know what is the right or the wrong choice, but certain influences and relationships help determine the choices they make. They need guidance and someone they can talk to, like a non-parental adult. This is an adult who wants to make a difference in the life of teens, and is someone they can rely on for support. Non-parental adults can come from many different socially-defined contexts: Teachers, coaches, or extended family. These adults play a tremendous role in teens lives’, which is exemplified well in Bill, a male adult character in Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Chbosky, Stephen: Pocket Books UK, 2009) is a novel set sometime in the late 1990s, and focuses on the life of a fifteen year old boy, Charlie. He is a high school freshman, who is painfully shy, but also a very raw, real, vulnerable, and honest character. Throughout the book you see Charlie develop many different relationships. In fact, Charlie finds himself battling some moments of depression and he might not have found his way out without those relationships. An example of a non-parental adult that really impacts Charlie throughout his first year in school would be his English teacher, Bill. Bill recognizes Charlie’s intelligence and writing...
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...The perks of being a wallflower ”The perks of being a wallflower” is a novel written by Stephen Chbosky. It is the first of his novels and it was published in 1999. It contains 231 pages of adolescent fiction about teenagers and their encounters within school, sexuality, violence, parties and much more. This report starts with a summary of the book, descriptively introducing the prime characters and setting while leading to the conclusion At first, we’re introduced to Charlie the protagonist, who seems to be a rather smart, yet troubled boy. He’s 15 years of age and a recently freshman in High School. The novel is written in letters, starting with Charlie sending out letters to an anonymous receiver, while only giving his first name, to also remain unknown. Charlie doesn’t have many friends, considerably due to his major intellect compared to the other kids. He had a friend named Michael, who unfortunately killed himself for a reason Charlie didn’t know. He actually wondered a lot how Michael could avoid talking to him about his problem, which surely must’ve had a huge impact on his mental state of mind. Charlie and Michael used to do sports together, just to have something to do, not because they urged to, but because there wasn’t much for them elsewhere. Now, Charlie is pretty much alone and as for girls, Charlie doesn’t really know how to communicate with them either. The first person for Charlie to really talk to is a senior named Patrick who people calls “Nothing”....
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...The Perks of Being a Wallflower analysis The Perks of Being a Wallflower is the famous book written by Stephen Chbosky about the 15-year-old boy Charlie, who is both the main character and the narrator in the story. Charlie is writing a bunch of letters to his “friend” who we do not know but Charlie is telling this friend absolutely everything he experiences throughout his first year of high school. These experiences include both friends, love, family and death. As mentioned Charlie is a 15-year old boy who is just about to start high school. At first he seems to be confused about his feelings because he says on page 3 that; “I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be.” He is also a strong person, even though he has a breakdown towards the end of the book, but he is still standing tall despite the fact that his best friend Michael shot himself and his Aunt Helen molested him as a child and died in a car accident. Charlie is a very observant person, he talks a lot about his family and his friends and how they are doing and that is what makes him a wallflower. Just like Patrick says to Charlie; “You see things and you understand. You’re a wallflower.” Charlie never says much but he sees things and he is aware of everyone’s feelings, like when he sees his sister’s boyfriend hitting her and then tells his teacher, Bill about it. He is also very sensitive and cries easily. He dreams about Sam naked and most boys would...
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...As a novel of human reaction as well as development and growth the compelling epistolary novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower written by Stephen Chbosky expands our understanding and invokes a deeper interpretation of self discovery. In the perspective of an attentive individual with keen eyes name Charlie. Charlie has a longing to stay out of sight as an aloof eyewitness which is filled by his subdued adolescence recollections. In spite of the fact that the novel is composed in an epistolary manner, concentrating on a progression of letters sent to an undisclosed beneficiary the over planned his own position inside of his social connection. These epistles likewise give illumination about the agonies and tribulations of accomplishing compromise...
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...Was that the End? In The Perks of being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky illustrates how a growing teen aged boy struggles with people around him to get himself known among them. He tries to explain this from a view point of an innocent boy, Charlie, who is going to high-school for first time. Charlie is a guy full of innocence, care and is very immature. He make new friends who are elder than him. He have the most influence of his friends in his development process. Charlie goes through many difficulties in his freshman year. But at the end, he seems to take things very easily. The way Charlie had faced difficulties in his freshman year with the never diminishing memories from his past, it would not have been easy for Charlie to recover the way it was shown in the book. Charlie relationship had never been stable with one person. He was not able to know how to deal with people. For example, Charlie met Patrick while watching football game. Patrick invited Charlie to a house party where he meets other people and become friends with them. He sees Sam and starts liking her. Since then Charlie becomes best friend with Patrick and Sam....
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...During Stephen Chbosky film, ‘The perks of being a wallflower’ the theme belonging is represented throughout the entire movie, as the protagonist, Charlie faces issues with belonging at school, home and in general society, he just doesn't belong, he's soon become a wallflower. The term belonging is a state of being a member of a group or organisation. It is the sense of being a part of something, to be accepted, to be loved and cared for, to have the comfort and support of someone. Charlie struggles to fit into any particular group at school, he watches other people talk and socialise, but doesn't join in himself. Throughout this essay, i will demonstrate how, ‘the perk of being a wallflower’, illustrates the theme of belonging. ‘The perks...
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...The Perks of Being A Wallflower Setting Although Charlie never said where he lived evidence reveals that Charlie lives in Pittsburgh in 1991. Plot Charlie is a 15 year old boy starting his sophomore year in high school. Charlie is a very smart sophomore and loves music. His English teacher often gives him books to read because he believes that he is smarter than most kids. In this novel letters are sent to an unknown person describing Charlie’s experiences. The letters talk about friends and family. His parents are complete opposites, His mother is shy while his father is very strong and stubborn. Charlie’s brother is away at Penn State and is a football player. Charlie and his brother only meet when the family has big events and him and his sister never got along. His sister is a senior in high...
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...Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower is, on the surface, a typical coming of age story about a boy going through the ordeals of high school and the trials he encounters, but it deviates from the norm with its introverted protagonist, Charlie. We follow Charlie’s journey as he navigates his first year of high school through a series of letters he writes to an unnamed friend. Stephen Hawking once stated that “Quiet people have the loudest minds,” and Chbosky’s Charlie proves this quote to be true. He spends more time thinking and observing his surrounding than actively participating with others. Charlie’s passive nature negatively impacts his life by preventing him from developing relationships and obtaining happiness. In a way,...
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...Realisations of oneself provoked by individual circumstances and interactions with surroundings can either lead to a confirmation or denial of the way in which they understand the world. Good morning teachers and students. Chobsky’s 1999 novel the Perks of Being a Wallflower (TPBW), and Nakache and Toledano’s 2011 film The Intouchables, challenge how an individual’s unique context affects their perspective on themselves and the greater world. By utilising literary and film techniques respectively, these texts explore how, through interactions with their changing environment and others, an individual can overcome their personal background to undergo an inner transformation and expand their outlook on the world. Each individual has a distinctive...
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...“Everyone’s identity develops over time with the life changes they choose or have forced upon them.” This is evident through the characters of Paul Crabbe and Charlie Kelmeckis in Peter Goldsworthy’s 1989 novel ‘Maestro’ and the 2012 film ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ written and directed by Stephen Chbosky. Paul is the narrator and protagonist of Maestro while Charlie is the narrator and protagonist of Perks. Both the book and the novel are written as memoir, or in Charlie’s case letters, and focus on the protagonist’s transition from youth to adulthood. The Identity of Paul is constantly developing throughout the novel, as new experiences unfold throughout his life. One example of this is the death of Keller and Paul’s responsibility for it. Paul feels responsible for Keller’s death due to his insensitivity towards Keller’s fondness for him. This is proven through...
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...Courtney Vargas C. Abbott English 102 May 2, 2013 The Perks of Being a Wallflower: Which is better, the movie or book? Being nominated for awards from groups such as Toronto International Film Festival, Writers Guild of America for Best Adapted Screen Play, and Detroit Film Critics Society for Breakthrough Artist, Best Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor, and winning Independent Spirit Awards for Best First Film and Boston Society of Film Critics for Best Supporting Actor, it is no wonder that The Perks of Being a Wallflower is described as a “heartfelt and sincere adaptation that is bolstered by strong lead performances” (Rotten Tomatoes, 2012). Just as far as the movie goes, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a story to remember. Stephen Chbosky is not only the author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower book, but is also the director of the movie. Taking place in the early 1990s, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a story of a teenager who is starting high school and his experiences through his freshman year. Charlie, the protagonist, is a loner entering high school and shortly after entering his school he essentially gets adopted into a group of smart, outcast seniors. His two best friends in the group Sam and Patrick, “seniors, stepsiblings, and self-defined misfit toys” (Chaney, 2012), give Charlie the time of his life his freshman year meeting new people through parties, football games, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and trying new things that most high school students...
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...The novels the Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger and the perks of being a wallflower by Stephen Chbosky are both coming of age novels. The Catcher in the Rye is set around the 1950s and is narrated by sixteen year old Holden Caulfield. Holden is very judgemental, especially when it comes to people he has categorized as phony. The perk of being a wallflower is set in the 90s and is narrated by Charlie who is a freshman in high school. Charlie is quiet, keeps to himself, and does not enjoy being the center of attention. As most adolescents attempt to find their place in the world they often find mentors to help guide them through conflict. Both Holden and Charlie search for the meaning of their lives, go through conflict, and find someone to help guide them. Both novels are coming of age books because the main characters search for meaning in their life. Holden has trouble staying in one place for too long, for example he has been expelled from four schools. This is because he is constantly searching for his perfect world that has no phonies. While he is trying to find a place with no phonies or adults he says: I’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff – I mean if they’re running and they don’t look where they’re going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That’s all I’d do all day. I’d just be the catcher in the rye and all. (Salinger 173) Holden is describing to his sister Phoebe...
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...Consultation report for Coy Manufacturing | | This consulting report was conducted by SWK Consulting: Jennifer Scotto, Stephen Waidley and George Keatinge | | SWK Consulting “Taking your organization to new heights” 1.0 Background Information 1.1 Company Information Coy Manufacturing, headquartered in Whiting, Indiana, is an aluminum manufacturer with major production operations in the United States, Australia and Latin America. The company manufactures a wide range of aluminum products for the automotive, beverage, and retail industries. 1.2 Scope of Work SWK Consulting was hired to: 1. Provide an overview of the current labor market conditions. 2. Outline the advantages and disadvantages of work benefit programs. 3. Conduct an analysis on Coy Manufacturing’s work benefits to provide recommendations that will benefit Coy Manufacturing’s employee retention rate and growth of the organization. 4. Any other changes that will improve the work outcomes that management at Coy Manufacturing are concerned about. 2.0 Overview of current labor market conditions The Bureau of Labor Statistics (July 2013) outlined in a recent study that employer-provider medical care was available to 85% of full time industry workers in the United States in March 2013. The following statistics were also found: 1) 64 percent of private industry employees had access to retirement benefits, 2) paid holidays were available to 97 percent of management, business, and financial...
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...There are a number of different benefits which an individual can gain from running on a regular basis. There are some runners who run simply for the joy of running but there are others who run because they realize there are a great deal of benefits which can be gained from rigorous exercise such as running. Some of these benefits may include weight loss, improved cardiovascular health, improved bone health, improved mood and better coordination. This article will briefly describe how running can result in each of these benefits. Those who are looking to lose a few pounds often find running to be one of the most effective forms of exercise for helping them to achieve their ideal body weight. Running is an excellent form of exercise for losing weight because it requires a great deal of energy. This energy requirement means the body burns a large number of calories while running. The number of calories burned while running is typically significantly more than would be burned during less taxing forms of exercise such as walking or doing yoga. The simplest formula for weight loss includes burning off more calories than the individual consumes. When this type of calorie deficit is created, the body begins to shed excess weight in the form of fat. In order to lose one pound of body weight, the body must create a calorie deficit of 3500 calories. This is equal to burning 500 calories per day. Most runners can easily burn off this many calories in less than one hour of exercise. The...
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