The Perks of Being a WallFlower, written by Stephen Chbosky, is a fantastic novel about adolescence. the book has multiple themes. one theme in the book was Conformity. this theme was illustrated when one of the characters, Brad, denied his true sexual orientation so his friends and family wouldn't think he was weird. This theme also ties in with another theme, Appearance vs. Reality. Brad was the high school quaterback and he felt that he had to maintain an image that people have of a quaterback. For example, being the tough guy who picks on the nerd and being straight because everyone knows quaterbacks can't be gay. I really enoyed this book; i felt that it covered all the main teenager issues: sexuality, drug&alochol use, abuse, incest and more. i believe one of the author's implied arguments was that you should just be yourself.
question: Who was your favorite character why?
Do you think one day Brad will be ok with his sexuality?
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My favorite character of the novel would have to be Charlie. I loved his enthusiasm about everything and his optimism. Even though a lot of horrible things happened to him he mad ehte best out of all the situations he was put in.
I think Brad will eventually be okay with his sexuality because he will learn that it does not matter what other people think about you.
I hope he will...I think people will maybe respect him because of his honesty and as long as he is secure about it he could still maintain his respect from everyone. I think it is very important that he be honest about who he is and it would make him feel better about himself as well... :)
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