Examples Of Charlie In The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

In the novel The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, Charlie demonstrates the perks of being a wallflower throughout the novel. There are many perks of being a wallflower some of them are obvious. No one notices Charlie so he can observe people without them realizing. Charlie also is able to make many friends because he is a wallflower. Charlie is also a great listener.

One perk of being a wallflower that Charlie shows throughout the book is being able to make friends. Despite the fact that wallflowers are reserved Charlie makes many friends. I believe that charlie has so many friends because as a wallflower he is not very confrontational. He always wants to please people and keep them happy. He refuses to do anything disrespectful and if he thinks he did anything disrespectful he always apologizes. An example of this is on page 21 when Charlie has a dream of Sam and Him naked and he tells her about it and apologizes. He does this because he feels that he did something wrong. His extreme pleasantness and over apologetic nature is why I think he has so many friends.

Another perk of being a wallflower is learning peoples true personalities.

Charlie constantly gets to see how people act when they think no one is watching. A major example of this is on page 30 when he sees Dave rape a girl in his room. Dave knew Charlie was in the room and didn’t care. Charlie also overhears many conversations and interacts between his sister and her boyfriend. Her sister and boyfriend typically don’t seem to realize Charlie is there in most situations. Another example of this is on page 86 and 87 when Charlie talks about minuet details about his family. This ability also allows Charlie to sympathies with

people.

Charlie is also an excellent listener. He constantly has very emotional and in depth conversations with his friends. He talks to Sam all the time about his feelings about her and she tells him how she feels about him. He also has many conversations with Mary Elizabeth and despite the fact Charlie hates there conversations he always listens to her for hours. There is one time that he puts the phone down but she doesn’t realize it. Also aside from that he always listens to her. He also listens to Patrick and has emotional conversations with him. These are just some ways charlie is a good listener.

Being hyper observant is also one of Charlie's traits. He observes everything not just people, but also social norms. Charlie observes the effects of drugs and makes very detailed observations. I would argue most people would not elaborate as much as him. He also describes the innerworkings of pretty much everything that goes on in his life.

These are just some of the benefits of being a wallflower, in the novel The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. The fact that people don't notice Charlie allows him to observe people and other cultural things. He also connects with people on an emotional level because he knows so much about them. Another perk I mentioned in this paper is that Charlie makes many friends due to him being a wallflower. These are just some of the perks.