The perks of being a wallflower

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The perks of being a wallflower by Mind Map: The perks of being a wallflower

1. Past interwoven

1.1. Sucide of Michael

1.2. Aunt Helen

2. Themes

2.1. Friendship

2.1.1. Friends help Charlie to get out of his depression

2.2. Drugs and Alcohol

2.2.1. Charlie doesn't refuse them

2.3. Puberty

2.4. Passivity

2.4.1. overcome the syness

2.5. Depression

2.5.1. Sucide

2.6. Family

2.7. Literature and Writing

2.7.1. Charlie is obsessed withreading and writing

2.8. Love

2.8.1. Between family, crush, friend

3. Plot

3.1. Structure

3.1.1. Charlie has to deal with sucide of friend Michael.

3.1.1.1. anxious and fear of being alone on first school day

3.1.2. Find first friend

3.1.2.1. Bill

3.1.2.2. Partick

3.1.3. First date

3.1.3.1. First kiss, drugs, alcohl, sex

3.1.4. Falls into a depression

3.1.4.1. Hospitalized

3.1.5. Last lettre

3.1.5.1. Feelings and hope, postive attitude for what's the futhure

3.2. incidents

3.3. Flashback

4. Style

4.1. Title

4.1.1. Charlie and his quietness

4.2. good style

4.2.1. easy to read

4.2.2. Exciting, interessting

4.2.3. plain

5. 1991/92

6. Metaphor

6.1. Charlie=wallflower

7. Setting

7.1. Time

7.1.1. present, past

7.1.2. Sex

7.1.2.1. Charlie experience negative aspects of human sexuality

7.2. Place

7.2.1. High School

7.2.1.1. lots of different people

7.2.1.2. Charlie likes writing and reading

8. Character

8.1. dynamic

8.1.1. protagonist

8.1.1.1. Charlie

8.1.1.1.1. calm

8.1.1.1.2. caring

8.1.1.1.3. considerate

8.1.1.1.4. humble

8.1.1.1.5. shy,timid

8.1.1.1.6. pseudonyming

8.1.1.1.7. truthful

8.1.1.1.8. absent-minded

8.1.1.2. Sam

8.1.1.2.1. genuine

8.1.1.2.2. mature

8.1.1.2.3. kind, supportive

8.1.1.3. Patrick

8.1.1.3.1. partying

8.1.1.3.2. gay

8.1.1.4. Mary Elizabeth

8.1.1.4.1. communicative

8.1.1.4.2. overwhelming

8.2. Static

8.2.1. Bill

8.2.1.1. passionate

8.2.1.2. english teacher of Charlie

8.2.1.3. Supportive

8.2.2. Aunt Helen

8.2.2.1. deeply affect by a past drame

8.2.2.1.1. Molest by a friend of the family

8.2.2.2. generous

8.2.3. Charlie's sister

8.2.3.1. low self- esteem

8.2.4. Charlie's mother

8.2.4.1. sensitive

8.2.5. Charlie's brother

8.2.5.1. supports the family

8.2.5.2. in college

8.2.6. Bob

8.2.6.1. Drug dealing friend of Charlie

8.2.7. Michael Dobson

8.2.7.1. commit sucide

8.2.8. Craig

8.2.8.1. Sam's boyfriend

8.2.8.2. male model

8.2.8.3. artist

8.3. Presentation

8.3.1. expilcit, direct

8.3.1.1. By describtions/tellings in his letters

8.3.1.2. New node

8.4. Charlie's dad

8.4.1. caring to the mother

8.4.2. sometimes cold

8.5. Conflicts

8.5.1. Tunnel

8.5.1.1. Passage

8.5.2. Charlie has to deal with his one life

8.5.2.1. Drugs

8.5.2.2. Friends

8.5.2.3. Sexuality

8.5.2.4. Relatioship

9. Point of view

9.1. First-person narrator

9.1.1. limited, subjective

9.1.2. intimate look into his life through his letters

10. Imagery

10.1. Symbolism

10.1.1. Dancing

10.1.1.1. Happiness