Rape?

The ending of the book is confusing, as I said before in my post earlier. After analyzing the book I figured out that Aunt Helen probably raped Charlie and this is why Charlie is very emotional through out the book. You can figure this out because on page 204 Charlie explains, "When I fell asleep, I had this dream. My brother and my sister and I were watching television with my Aunt Helen. Everything was in slow motion. The sound was thick. And she was doing what Sam was doing. That's when I woke up." Before this page Sam was attempting to put her hand down Charlie's pants. However, Charlie refused and went downhill from there and you don't really understand why. Also, before Charlie's parent's take him to the hospital they find him on the couch naked watching the television when it isn't even on. This shows how Charlie was thinking of the time when he was with his Aunt Helen on the couch. Through out the epilogue it gives hints towards how Charlie was raped. And you know that from the beginning of the book that Aunt Helen's Father's Friend raped her when she was a child. For some reason Charlie gives her sympathy about this and doesn't hate Aunt Helen after what she did to Charlie at such a young age. This is debatable and I would like to know your thoughts.

Teen Ink: Poetry

Hey guys-

I was looking online at a website called Teen Ink: Poetry. On the website I found an article about The Perks of Being A Wallflower. It made certain things about the book stick out to me. If you have read the book check out the website. It's http://www.teenink.com/Poetry/article.php?link=Past/2002/March/Books/ThePerksofBeing.xml

Enjoy :)

Confusion

Lets just say for the ending of The Perks of Being A Wallflower, you have to read in between the lines. Through out the book you know that Charlie isn't your normal teen and is going through some issues. At the end of the book you have to figure out what happened to Charlie and why he acts the way he is. What the ending is... I still can't figure it out but hopefully I can figure it out soon.

You Tube Video

I was looking on YouTube and I found two videos that were made for this book. They might be confusing but if you read the book these videos make sense. Leave comments on what you think of the videos!


Video 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K26Rnv_Lt-k



Video 2

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_c9Fzp6pdDs&feature=related

The Beginning

The book, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky shows what life is like growing up in high school. The book is composed of letters written by Charlie, the main character. Charlie writes about his experiences and moods during the book. It is a interesting book to read because you are following his life story. The diary that he writes is enjoyable to read and never gets boring. When you get into a really good part of the book it is definitely hard to put it down. Yes, this book may include sex, drugs and violence. Should this book be banned because of this? Honestly, I don't know yet. I am not finished with the book yet. Once I am done with the book I could come to the conclusion of if the sex, drugs and violence was even needed.