An OutcastBurden The Perks of Being a Wallflower

An Outcast/Burden: The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Basis of the Film. 15 -year-old boy named Charlie writing letters about his life to an unknown recipient. Charlie chooses that person because he said that he heard he was nice and thought that this person would not be judgmental. He discusses his first year at high school, grappling with two traumatic experiences from his past: the suicide of his only middle-school friend a year before, and the death of his favourite aunt during his early childhood. Since he wrote The Perks of Being a Wallflower Chbosky aspired to adapt it into a film, calling this "a lifelong dream of mine”. After the publication of the novel Chbosky said he received film offers, refusing them because he "owed the fans a movie that was worthy of their love for the book. " After being admitted to a mental hospital, it emerges that his aunt sexually abused him when he was young, and his love for her (and empathy for her troubled youth) caused him to repress his traumatic memories. This psychological damage explains his flashbacks and derealization phases throughout the film. After five years Stephan had the idea of writing the novel during a difficult period in his life. He was experiencing a "bad breakup" which led him to ask, "Why good people let themselves get treated so badly? " The film was originally a book by Stephen Chbosky called The Perks of being a Wallflower

Charlie shows symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and social anxiety, he seems to also suffer from depression. Social anxiety and depression can come from PTSD. He is that way because he was molested as a child. Charlie spends a lot of time analysing everything. He's always in his head, trying to think through some of life's great mysteries. He also analyses people and what they do. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe psychological shock, typically involving disturbance of sleep and constant vivid recall of the experience, with dulled responses to others and to the outside world. Charlie is also very awkward making friends and talking to people. Before he became friends with Patrick and Sam, he said over and over again that he wanted a friend. He was lonely and struggled making friends until Sam and Patrick came. As the school year ends, Charlie is anxious about losing his older friends Charl ie “He's a wallflower. You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand. ” ― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower