The Perks Of Being A Wallflower Essay

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I have put a great deal of thought into what makes a piece of literature good as opposed to what makes a film good. I, like many people whom I am compelled to call the generation of Harry Potter, tend to judge a film by how faithful it is to the original literature. It is our steadfast belief that the merit of a film is solely dependent on its accuracy to the books we hold so near and dear. However, we are wrong.
One interview by John Green put this in the most plain way. He was asked how he felt about the films that were made based off of this books. He said that he completely loves the movies, but they are not the same as the books. In the fact, he stated that that a movie cannot be faithful to a book. Green said, “A movie is mostly something …show more content…

Books are mostly perceptual, which gives them their own brand of magic, and movies are almost exclusively a auditory and visual experiences. In this sense, there almost is no argument when it comes comparing the two. They need to be assessed separately and based on their effective representation of the story, which is what really matters.
That being said, my analysis of The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is a fascinating one because it, in fact, is so faithful to the book. Both have the same level of character development, theme exploration, setting and symbolism which I believe comes from it being a special brand of storytelling. To start, I would like to note that I thoroughly enjoyed both adaptation of this story. It is often difficult to emulate the methods of literature, but diary or letter form of writing is far more agreeable to the transfer from paper to the big screen. I found this to be the same in other works of the similar style. For example, The Color Purple by Alice Walker. This book is in a similar diary style of storytelling and is easily transferred across medium to film. From this, I can say that, for the most part, if you enjoyed the book, you will enjoy the movie. Regardless, I did find a few differences between the book and movie version of The Perks of Being a Wallflower which both knockdown and boost-up the

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