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.
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
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).
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