Perks Of Being A Wallflower Essay

The character that I felt the most connected to in The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky was Charlie mainly due to the fact that the book is narrated by Charlie in forms of letters sent to a friend. The author purposely concealed the identity of the person whom Charlie is writing to and so we, the reader cannot help but think that we are the friend. Charlie writes his letters as if it were his diary and shares all his deep thoughts and feelings which makes it feel more intimate with what Charlie has to deal with. Through his writing we start to understand what Charlie is going through and making it easy for us to connect and relate to him as well as to feel apart of his world. Throughout the book, Charlie is portrayed as a clueless, troubled boy who spends more time in his head than the real world and

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