The Perks Of Being A Wallflower Essay

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To receive an education is to receive all of the essential tools that one would need to have a productive and full life. An education should not only be of facts and formulas, but should also include topics that are vital for the overall well-being of the students who are there to learn. Life is not all science and math. Life is a series of events with high points and low points, and the novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” covers some of the main low or harmful moments of the stressful lives of teenagers. For me, as a student, discovering those aspects of life is extremely important, but having a tool that I can relate to and use to combat those moments is even more important. “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” should not only be highly encouraged to read, but also should be discussed during class time with peers because of the great support that it provides for young readers.

Parents care the world for their children, and would do mostly anything to provide a loving and safe environment while they are growing up, so it is understandable why people, such as Jennifer Schultz, would not enjoy her children reading a book with content that is very adult. She states, “The material that is in some of these books is supporting illegal and immoral …show more content…

What is the most alarming about this is that the child that she was worried about was a senior in high school, who are typically 17-18 years old and just about to enter the “real world.” It is vastly more beneficial for her son to become comfortable talking about these topics and to receive support from his peers and not to enter blindly into the world. Also, by the age of 18, he is more than likely to know much about the topics already and, by reading the novel, he is receiving a clear message on what those traumatic events can do to a

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