The perks of being a wallflower (Book Review)
Hello, guys today I will bring you another English Book Review this time, The perks of being a Wallflower, a book someone I knew recommended to me.
Title of
the book: The perks of being a wallflower
Author: Stephen Chobsky
Date
Started/Date Completed: 08/24/2021/09/05/2021
Pages: 224
Rating: 10/10
Genre:
Young Adult, Epistolary
Auth
Stephen
Chbosky wrote and directed the feature film adaptation of his award-winning
novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. He has worked in film and television,
on projects including the film version of the smash-hit musical Rent; the TV
show Jericho; and others. He also edited Pieces, a collection of short stories
for Pocket Books. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Chbosky graduated from
the University of Southern California’s Filmic Writing Program. His first film,
The Four Corners of Nowhere premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Briefly
summarize the book
It is about
a bunch of letters, written by Charlie the main character, who is considered a
very introverted person, in most of his letters he wrote about his life as a
freshmen, also he describes his relationships with his family (parents and
siblings), the pain he felt when his best friend Michael, who decided to take
his own life, that he was in advanced literature and his only friend was his
teacher Bill.
He also
writes about the pain he felt when he lost his Aunt Helen and how he wanted to
be with her again, then, he met Patrick, and Sam, two seniors, and they become
best friends, he started to develop a crush on Sam, but she doesn’t like him
back and has an abusive boyfriend named
Craig. He starts
to go to parties, smoke, and drink, and also had sex for the first time with a girl
named Mary Elizabeth, he was dating her without feeling any romantic or sexual attraction
towards her.
His friends
after discovering he was lying they left him and, he was feeling guilty about
it, but thought he deserved it.
Later he
apologizes to all his friends, and they hang out together before and after
graduation of his only friends. But after graduation, he felt alone and wanted
to die so he decided to take his own life. He failed and his family was worried
about him, after two months in the hospital he started sophomore year, and
twenty years later, he writes a letter saying that he is still alive and how is
very important to ask for help if you have depression and suicidal thoughts.
Describe
the character/person who changed the most from the beginning of the book to the
end of the book. Explain the change and what caused it.
Charlie, at In the begging he was very awkward and shy but then he became more confident
about himself and more outgoing. What caused the change was hanging out with
Patrick and Sam and his suicide attempt.
Describe a
minor character/person in the book who had major importance. Explain
Teacher
Bill because he was one of the few teachers that understood Charlie s’
situation and motivated him to read and achieve his dreams.
Describe
one major external conflict and one major internal conflict found in this book.
The major
external conflict is the traumatic events Charlie had in the past and the major internal conflict in the book is Charlie fighting with himself being happy and sad for the things he does for himself and everyone.
Above you
rated this book. Explain in detail why you gave this book that score.
Ten because
Charlie is a very good representation of a real teenager who has his struggles
and it describes perfectly how the lives of teenagers are in school, how they
behave. I also liked how they portray strong subjects like suicide, depression,
love, sex, abuse, and the loss of a loved one. And how the book recommends other
books to read and music to listen.
Evaluate
the end of the book. Considering how the book unfolded, is it an effective
ending? Why? Why not?
Yes because I could know that Charlie
was still alive and living despite having mental illnesses.
If this
book had gone one more chapter, what would have happened?
Charlie
would write a letter about his life as an adult, what he decided to study and
if he is married and has kids, and what happened to his family and friends of
high school.
Choose five
(5) of the following sentence starters and write a brief reflection for each.
1. I think Charlie
had depression.
2. While I
was reading I realized Charlie s’ sister was abused.
3. As I read
I wondered if Sam is okay with herself.
4. When I
read I discovered that most teenagers died of suicide.
5. If I
were Charlie, I would always tell the truth to my friends and family.
Author’s
purpose
The author
is purpose is to entertain
Intended
audience(s)
Teenagers
from 14-17 years old
Unknown words
None
Bibliography
https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Stephen-Chbosky/1843916
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