In the year 1991, on August 25, a soon-to-be freshman high school student begins writing and mailing letters to an unidentified being to whom the student refers only to "Friend". The writer calls himself 'Charlie', replacing the names of the people in his life with false names, and while it is unclear who he really is and who he is writing to, through these letters Charlie ends up pouring out his whole heart, mind and soul into his in-depth letters similar to diary entries. Starting high school as an outcast, Charlie is a complete outsider with only his advanced English teacher Bill as a friend, but things slowly begin to turn around for him when two strikingly different seniors known as Sam and Patrick enter his life. and they get Charlie. under their protective wing. New, strange but exciting experiences such as drugs, first dates, abuse, family and friend drama enter Charlie's life as he begins to discover more about himself, the world, his past, and the art of growing up itself. Stephen Chbosky's "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" is itself a rich and fulfilling experience that defines what it was like to be an introverted teenager in the '90s. RETELL: What is the main theme of the story? What is the genre of this book? “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” is an epistolary novel (a book made up of a series of documents usually in the form of letters or diary/journal entries), and I think it is a perfect example of a 'coming-book for adults. The story begins with fifteen-year-old Charlie writing to his friend about how scared he is about high school and that he has a rather negative and scary image of it, most likely due to the fact that his one best friend Michael had committed suicide not too long ago. some time ago. At this point, we are... halfway through the paper... in the development of a character's character.) Simply put, Charlie was an introverted, shy and inexperienced boy, who was afraid to recognize the darker aspects of his periods life, but after experiencing the wonderful events thrown at him, he begins to loosen up, open up, and accept every part of himself, recognizing that whatever happens, it will and should be okay. *NOTE: LOOK BACK AT RETELL*CONCLUSION: "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" in a nutshell was a novel about growing up, but in reality the book had so many hidden messages, conceptions and ideas that really changed my perspective on some living areas. I was able to relate to and reflect on the book, and the story itself is one I will never forget. I would recommend this book to perhaps an audience slightly older than our class, and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” is a novel I will definitely read again..