Sunday 7 October 2012

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is an epistolary novel written by American novelist Stephen Chbosky.[1] It was published on February 1, 1999 by MTV. The story is narrated by a teenager who goes by the alias of "Charlie"; he describes various scenes in his life by writing a series of letters to an anonymous person, whom he does not know personally.[2] The book was made into a film in 2012, starring Logan Lerman and Emma Watson, directed by the author.
The story explores topics such as introversion and the awkward times of adolescence.
The story takes place in a suburb of Pittsburgh during the early 1990s, when Charlie is a high school freshman. Charlie is the eponymous wallflower of the novel. He is an unconventional thinker, and as the story begins he is shy and unpopular.

Contents

Plot summary

"Charlie" is the alias of the adolescent narrator of the novel, who is about to begin his first year of high school. The novel is presented through letters that Charlie writes to an anonymous friend, whom he hears girls at school talk about fondly. Charlie begins his freshman year apprehensive due to the death of his only good friend Michael, who committed suicide several months before. He does not feel that he can lean on his parents or older siblings for support, because they never truly understand him. He also explains that the only relative that he ever felt close to was his Aunt Helen, but she was killed in a car accident on his seventh birthday. Charlie soon makes friends with two seniors, Sam, and her step-brother Patrick. Throughout the story, Sam, Patrick, and Charlie's English teacher Bill introduce him to many new experiences and the letters he writes show his growth.

Charlie's lists

Literature

In the novel, Charlie's teacher, Bill, assigns him various books to read. Charlie describes them all as his favorites.
The book also references a book of poems by E. E. Cummings, The Mayor of Castro Street by Randy Shilts, a book by Anne Rice, and an autobiography of a woman who was a character in Reds, most likely Emma Goldman. The poem "A Person/A Paper/A Promise" by Dr. Earl Reum is also mentioned.

Film and television

The novel references these films:
The novel references these television shows:

Music

The novel references these songs:
Other music groups and artists are also mentioned without reference to a specific song, including Village People, Blondie, Jim Morrison, John Lennon, The Slits, and Billie Holiday.

Film adaptation

Main article: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film)
The production company Mr. Mudd developed the film adaptation of the novel, and Summit Entertainment distributed the film. Mr. Mudd's producers, John Malkovich, Lianne Halfon, and Russell Smith, hired the novel's author Stephen Chbosky, to write an adapted screenplay and to direct the film. It was shot in Peters Township, Pennsylvania. The production starred Logan Lerman (Charlie), Nina Dobrev (Candace), Ezra Miller (Patrick), and Emma Watson (Sam).[3]

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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Author(s) Stephen Chbosky
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Young adult novel/Epistolatory novel
Publisher MTV Books/Pocket Books
Publication date February 1, 1999
Media type Print (Paperback) and Audiobook
Pages 256 pp (first edition paperback)
224 pp (regular edition paperback)
ISBN 0-671-02734-4
OCLC Number 40813072
Dewey Decimal 813/.54 21
LC Classification PS3553.H3469 P47 1999

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