The Perks End--Part I

Part I: Plot

 

         “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” is an exhilarating spot-on story of what it is like to grow up in high school. The unique letters from Charlie are vibrant and relative to real world circumstances. Through his letters to an unknown “friend”, the reader relates and shares the same world that Charlie describes. The ending of the novel by Stephen Chbosky is very appropriate to conclude the literary masterpiece, brought to the reader through the letters from the teenager Charlie. The conclusion is both surprising and devastating, but ultimately shines a light on what the story as a whole was trying to convey. This included friendship, coming of age, love, family, sex, and drugs, which may very be the equivalent of an average complex teenage life. As a reader, one must realize that this novel is about life…real life. One must also comprehend that this dramatic conclusion is not confined to a book, but rather an everyday occurrence with some teenagers just like Charlie. Overall the culmination of the literary work was fulfilling and inspirational, expressing not only emotions of sorrow, but urging the reader to make a difference by noticing all the wallflowers whom exist that are just like Charlie on their search to feel infinite.