Background
How does Charlie address each of his letters?
"Friend"
Patrick told Charlie that he needed to give the friend group some time after...
Charlie kissed Sam and not Mary Elizabeth
Charlie is sad the school year is ending because...
His friends are busy with prom, graduation, etc. and he feels lonely.
The fifteen-year-old protagonist of the novel. The novel is told through a series of letters that ______ is writing to an anonymous “friend,” and the whole story is narrated entirely through ________'s perspective. ______ is a quiet, withdrawn, intelligent, observant high school freshman dealing with a lot of trauma in his childhood
Charlie
The events occur during Charlie's....
Freshman year of high school
What made Charlie stop Sam from advancing things during intimacy?
He had a vision of what Aunt Helen had done to him.
Why does Sam kiss Charlie?
She wants the first person he kisses to be someone who loves him.
Charlie’s middle-school friend who committed suicide. ________ only appears in a few flashbacks in the novel. Even though Charlie does not want to commit suicide, and he tries to take _______ as his example for what he will not do, he grows to understand how _________ could have gotten to such a depressed state of mind.
Michael
What profound word does Charlie continuously use to describe how he feels throughout the novel?
"Infinite"
Why does Charlie get in a fight? What happens to him?
He fought Brad and his friends. He serves time in detention.
What do the characters in the novel have in common?
They all have been abused.
Charlie’s English teacher and mentor. _____ recognizes and nurtures Charlie’s talent for reading and writing. ________ is the most stable, reliable adult figure in Charlie’s life, and he helps Charlie develop self-confidence.
Bill
Why did Charlie stop playing sports?
He would become too aggressive when he played sports.
Why does Charlie blame himself for what happened to Aunt Helen?
She was going to get his 2nd christmas gift
LSD is compared to...
having Schizaphrenia
A high school senior, Sam’s stepbrother, and one of Charlie’s best friends. ______ is in a closeted relationship the quarterback of the football team. _______ accepts Charlie for all his quirks and makes him feel like he can be himself.
Patrick
Who lived with Charlie and his family?
Aunt Helen
Why is Charlie looking forward to the holidays?
His brother gets to come home.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is an epistolary. What does that mean?
The novel is composed of letters and journal entries.
A high school senior, Patrick’s stepsister, and one of Charlie’s best friends. Charlie has a huge crush on ______ throughout the entire book. _____ was sexually abused when she was a child, which connects her to Charlie, although neither realizes the connection until the very end of the novel.
Sam