Dear friend,
I was required to read this book “The perks of being a wallflower” for my english class. I really liked the style that this book was written in, but I wasn’t a huge fan of the actual content of the book, but there are some good scenes within the story.
I really enjoyed the part in the book when Charlie was talking about feeling infinite, and what that meant to him. I was fun because when asked, I actually had the opportunity to think about my own life and what it means to feel infinite and why that moment was so special to me, when I thought about it, I actually was taken back to that particular time in my life, and It made me smile.
The part in this book that I didn’t like was when Charlie experiences weed at the party. I didn’t like that part, because it yet again just shows how corrupt this society is, and just how Charlie almost talks of it, as it is “what you are suppose to do” when you are a teenager. It just made me really sad, and think about how Charlie is like so many teenagers now, who are looking for any way to just “fit in”, and how they are willing to go to extremes because of it.
One of the most memorable scenes in this book was when Charlie and his sister went to the clinic for her abortion. I thought that this was a scene where Charlie and his sister really bonded. I believe this is a scene, in which they really appreciate one other for who they are, and understand that they are brother and sister and should love one another. When thinking about this scene it just allows me to appreciate my sister and I’s relationship. It also just reminded me of how much I hate abortion, and how sad it really is that it is a a legal choice.
The ending was nothing like I had expected, I was maybe expecting it for him to wake up and it be a dream or something. When I found out that he had been acting this way because he had been molested, and it has been by his Aunt, I was taken back. It really reminded me to really be cautious of who I am with, or when I am with them , only because this is a really life situation, it could really happened to anyone.
Thank you for listening to me all semester, it really means so much to me.
SIncerely,
-Hulia
