Perks of Being a Wallflower- a Book Jam-Packed with Emotions

1. Perks of Being a Wallflower- a Book Jam-Packed with Emotions The wallflower is a European flower which blooms in early spring. It usually has a vibrant yellow appearance. However, Wallflower is also used to refer to a person who remains withdrawn from most social activities. On more occasions though such people who isolate themselves from others in various social gatherings are also the most vibrant ones at heart, experiencing a plethora of emotions. This is also probably why they initially face trouble in expressing themselves, as their expressions would be difficult to fathom, and as a result, they remain isolated. “Perks of Being a Wallflower” is about one such boy who struggles with life and keeps himself coiled up in his shell to avoid the real struggles of life. That is unless he meets his people, finds his place, and goes on to lead a more stable life. Chbosky keeps his readers bound with his neat writing style and an attractive plotline. This review contains honest feedback about what a reader should be expecting out of the pages of the novel. Plot

2. Charlie’s high school life does not start on that much of a good note. He is dealing with the sudden loss of his best friend who committed suicide a few days before Charlie joining high school. Already an introvert, this abrupt absence of a close shoulder drives Charlie further inside his shell. His books and music become his only friends during this period. To avoid getting sucked up inside the void that his life had become Charlie maintains a bunch of letters, addressed to an arbitrary friend, where he talks about all that happens in his life and all that affects him. He has an ardent love for books and the English language, which brings him close to his English teacher in school. In Bill, he finds a mentor and a good friend. Soon after, Charlie befriends Sam and Patrick. They go on to become two of the closest and best friends Charlie could have ever asked for. Patrick and Sam are stepbrother and sister. Their acquaintance shows Charlie how infinite we can be. Charlie enters a world of fun and life. He makes friends, commits mistakes, loses them, and gains them back. During his high school years, Charlie grows as a person. He comes out of his shell (albeit in subtle manners), falls in love, enjoys high school, and learns that others have their fair share of troubles. Sam and Patrick both have their problems to deal with. Sam had always been a misfit. She teaches Charlie that we all have our insecurities and dilemmas, but we need to move past all that as else life would move past us. Patrick was involved romantically with a popular boy from their school. The boy was not ready to come out of the closet just then and wanted to keep their relationship a secret. Following a showdown in the canteen where the boy humiliates Patrick, Charlie stands up for Patrick, punching the boy in the face. Sam and Patrick soon leave for college elsewhere and Charlie is left all alone again. This time though we get to know a dark secret in Charlie’s life. He was abused by his aunt. His aunt, turns out, was also sexually abused by a family friend. Her trauma remained undiagnosed, slowly turning her into an abuser as well. Charlie suffers a serious breakdown towards the end of the book, following which he is admitted into a hospital. The book closes with him starting life afresh.

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