Charlies beginning to enjoy school because he gets to hang out with patrick. A summary of part 2 in stephen chboskys the perks of being a wallflower. The perks of being a wallflower is one of my absolute favorite books for several reasons. The mixtape charlie made for patrick in the book the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky. I was given a copy of the perks of being a wallflower by my best friend in 10th grade. The symbol of music in the perks of being a wallflower from. The novel details charlies unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood, and attempts to deal with poignant. The real the perks of being a wallflower playlist and more. Samantha dutton, also called sam is the stepsister of patrick and charlies love interest in the novel and movie the perks of being a wallflower.
At the secret santa swap party, sam gives charlie a typewriter and his first real kiss. On the other hand sams brother patrick introduces charlie to masturbation and sex. The perks of being a wallflower novel simple english wikipedia. Mostly, he listens to music in the car, either on the radio or from one of his mix tapes. Charlies lists the perks of being a wallflower wiki. Sam is a senior in the trios high school and, along with her stepbrother, patrick, becomes friends with charlie at their schools football game. While patrick drives and charlie sits solemnly in the cab, sam stands in the back of the pickup. In 1999, author and director stephen chbosky published his award winning book, the perks of being a wallflower.
Charlie sometimes organizes the elements of his life as though they were the songs on a mix tape. Sam introduces charlie to her boyfriend, craig, at the rocky horror picture show. Similar to most movie adaptations, not everything in the movie was parallel to that of the book. In the novel, charlies teacher, bill, assigns him various books to read. 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.
Unexpectedly, a boy in a higher class, patrick, and his stepsister sam. It became the subsidiarys bestselling book with 100,000 copies in print as of 2000, and was included on school reading lists and gathered a cult following. Sam and patrick really love the song and they have a discussion at big boy about nirvana and the. In the perks of being a wallflower, we see charlie change from scared child to somewhat adjusted teenager.
The perks of being a wallflower ending, explained what. After sam discovers that charlie did lsd at new years, she helps convince him that he should never do it again. Patrick actually used to be popular before sam bought him some good music. Mixtapes represent the desire to share the universal experience of being humanand. Charlies final letter closes with feelings of hope. The perks of being a wallflower was first published on february 1, 1999 by pocket books through its mtv books imprint.
At the beginning of the novel, sam seems like she has everything. In fact, it has been a long time since weve really had a movie that got it right, but delivering beyond expectations, the perks of being a wallflower is about as authentic as it gets. Sam, a high school senior and patricks stepsister, also takes charlie under her wing. Thirteen years later it earned a movie adaptation and became an even bigger success, with stars emma watson, ezra miller, and logan lerman.