Perks Of Being A Wallflower Research Paper

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My life is like the movie "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" although I have not been through the same amount of tragedies that these characters have been through, I can relate to some of the ways they may have felt. This movie teaches watchers that everyone always has a place in this world. The friends I had gained are like the ones Charlie met, they all share something in common. One more way that my life relates to this movie is by the goals the characters and I have in common. The first way I can compare my life to this movie, is by comparing my life epieriences to Charlie's. When Charlie first started high school l, he was alone and depressed. Just like Charlie that's what happened to me except the whole depression part. I can relate to Charlie the most in this movie, I went into high school all alone even though I knew almost everyone around me. Just like the characters I've had a lot of ups and downs in my life. I have felt like an outcast before like Charlie. My feelings are being compared to some of the ways the characters have felt like being sad, lonely, afraid, excited, and even at some point happy. This reminds me of when I met my old friends. …show more content…

My first example was when I first met my friend Estrella. She became my best friend and all of her friends became mine. My friend Estrella can be compared to Charlie's friends Sam and Patrick. Both of our friends welcomed us and made us feel like we were apart of a something. One thing that can be contrasted about them is we weren't as close as Charlie and his friends. Charlie's friends were more often together out of school than my friends and I. This paragraph probably supports my point the most. The movie "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" is about someone finding were they belong and recovering from all the bad things that happened to them. It's about overcoming the bad and looking forward to the

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