Perks Of Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower… A Challenged Book The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is a challenged book about a teenage boy named Charlie who overcomes his struggles to survive throughout High School. Charlie is not like other boys and girls. He talks to people, listens to music and studies for school like no other ordinary teenager would ever do. He comes across making new friends and tells his story of all the chaos and unusual things happening during his young life. While reading this book I have come to an understanding on why this book is banned from school settings. Although the book contains drugs, sex and violence, it also has a deeper meaning towards friends, school, family and your true self. One example of why …show more content…
At first Charlie’s family was just an ordinary family. They watched T.V and that was basically it. Over the course of time Charlie and his family’s love and trust grew even more. Charlie and his sister used to argue. His sister used to hate him and his brother rarely talked to him. Charlie and his sister built up a relationship that created a stronger love. When his sister was pregnant Charlie was the shoulder to cry on, the one which drove her to the appointments, kept her warm and did as he was told not to tell his parents. His sister and he started to bond more which led to the point where her sister said to Charlie “I really do love you, Charlie.” He responded to “I love you, too” (Chbosky, 122). Charlie and his mom were always there for each other when it came to his passed aunt which created support towards the both of them. Charlie and his brother start to talk and bond more which led to his brother finally reading the essay Charlie asked him to read and Charlie being there for his football games. Even though they were all going through so many struggles they all fought through ending up finding more love each day. In conclusion, I think family is a strong reason why this book should not be …show more content…
This shows that it’s okay for everyone else to do so. Charlie has a lot of insight. He has a lot to say from so much curiosity. Charlie knows he loves Sam. He uses all the power he has to make sure she is happy. He is also very determined to make sure Patrick is happy as well. He finds out he is a very good friend with a big heart that is not afraid to show it. He found determination that is helpful towards school as well, which he puts in the effort to do so. He connects with his teachers and ended up getting all A’s. They way Charlie writes to his friend, he figures a lot about himself. He figures that he is very loving, trustworthy and supportive. Lastly, overall Charlie has learned a lot about himself that has put him in many strange situations where he has overcome