Everyone has to experience growing up. Whether they're good or bad, important events that occur while your a teenager can affect your whole life. These types of things shape our persona's forever. But what types of things will change us the most? It's different for everyone. The most important thing is to be true to yourself. In the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, Charlie, a 15 year old boy, goes through a series experiences that influence him forever.
Charlie is a unique character. His extremely kind heart and thoughtfulness leaves you thinking about what you can do to make someone happy. Charlie doesn't even realize how genuine he is. But Charlie is also extremely...clueless in a sense. He doesn't really understand how the world works or why people do the things that they do. He simply just wants everyone to get along.
Charlie starts his freshman year very lonely. The only thing he has for company are his favorite novels (The Great Gatsby, Catcher in the Rye, The Naked Lunch, etc.). But everything changes once he meets a few friends. Although he doesn't start out that close to the new people he meets, having friends really changes a lot about charlie. He learns how to be in a relationship with another person and help it grow. As he becomes closer with his new friends he tries a lot of things he wouldn't imagine himself doing. Stepping out of his comfort zone also helps Charlie develop as a character. He starts to feel more confident and stable. Through the best times of his life and the worst, Charlie's new friends influence him forever. In a good way, that is.
