The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

The Perks Of Being A Wallfloweris a 2012 American coming-of-age drama written and directed by Stephen Chbosky, based on Chbosky’s 1999 novel of the same name.Logan Lermanstars as a teenager named Charlie who writes to an unnamed friend, and these epistles chronicle his trials, tribulations, and triumphs as he goes through his first year of high school. The film depicts his depression andanxiety.as he goes through his journey in high school making new friends. The film's cast also features Emma Watson,Ezra Miller,Mae Whitman.The essence of the movie, according to me has to be about living in the moment or to be able to live in the moment.

A wallflower can be best described as a quote by Patrick to introduce Charlie.
This movie is for the world to see, try to understand& not judge, try to empathize and finally take steps over omitting situations leading to have such mental state andin spite of the past,to cherish the tenacity of humanity to persevere and survive.

Charlie is an introverted guy, doesn't talk much, share spaces with less people and for him, life has regular time-outs, which debilitating for the time, perturb the concoction of emotions until he is able to grasp the reality, as we see it.

As a kid, he was molested by his Aunt,who was his favorite person in the world. He has partially suppressed the memory which in turn clouds him with guilt as she left the house to bring gift for him one day, where she met a fatal accident.

Now, this way of living is hell for a regular human being, but the pain is not obvious. He is scraping through putting on a calm facade. Even his parents don't know half of his scarring life moments.


The guilt overshadows his reality when he is alone and he has real problems dealing with it.
He opts for a better option, he looks towards other people to find validation, put them ahead first, is unable to love himself despite anything.

The guilt inside doesn't allow him to treat himself rightly, there is a battle going on inside, he is alone and unarmoured.

He is smitten while meeting Sam for the first time. She is exactly what he isn't, a free soul with some depth.

She is a novel idea these days, however I’d never wish for a girl to endure a past like her.
As soon he understands that she is also a victim of the idea of love, the felt connection deepens.


He helps her in need and she helps him feel okay to be a misfit in a crowd.
The last scene of the movie is about being present in the moment and how Sam and Patrick,being unabashedly themselves, liberated Charlie to live in the moment.

As Sam mentions, Charlie is like a shoulder for everyone to cry during their bad times but he never wipes their tears or hugs them to comfort them. He will just be there without doing anything.

He is like a wall to lean on, a shoulder to cry on, a pillow to hug or a song to listen to but nothing more than that.

The world needs Charlie with ample childhood and adolescence.Charlie, the main character, is not just a wallflower.Charlie is an emblem of what it is to be a damaged person who is also able to be an unyieldingly beautiful person.