The perks of being a Wallflower

Charakter Map
Charlie

1. What does he look like?
He is 15 years old, but he is becoming older. His birthday is on the 24th of December. There are less of details about his appearance.

2. How does he act?
He is a very sensitive boy and cries a lot. He wants to be a perfect guy, first it seems that he is an outsider, but soon he is becoming very popular in his crowd. He thinks he had to try the drugs and smoke cigarettes to be accepted by his friends. Charlie is also nice, too. His presents are very special and many friends entrust Charlie with their problems and secrets.

3. How do other people react to him?
Many pupils think he is a freak, because he is always crying if he is confronted with a problem! I guess the pupils have a lot of respect but didn’t show it often, because he had a lot of important and influential friends.

Sister: First Charlie and his sister are like enemies. She was very angry, when he told his parents about her aggressive boyfriend. When she got pregnant, he was the only person she could trust and so he went with her to the abortion. Since that moment they like each other.

Sam: She was Charlie’s first big love. Sam was unreachable for him, she was “too old” and she was going out with Craig. Sam and her brother Patrick were the people who changed Charlie’s live. They took him to the parties and Sam showed Charlie how to react in front of a girl. He also got his first kiss from Sam.

Parents: His father always played the strong and unhurt able person, but he was soft and friendly. His mother doesn’t speak a lot with Charlie, although their friendship was great. He was like a pet of the family, because his parents didn’t want to see his psychological problems and his use of drugs.

Conflicts

1. What conflicts do you notice?
Sister vs. her boyfriend
His sister got a slap in her face, but she put up with the punch, because she was so happy with him.

Sean vs. Charlie
Charlie’s first school day was a disaster. He had a fight with Sean, but he won.

Brad vs. Patrick
Both were gay, but Brad’s parents didn’t accept that, so they forbid Brad to see Patrick anymore. Only Brad’s best friend knew that he is gay, everybody think he loves women. When Patrick wanted to talk about that, Brad called him a faggot in school. The beginning of a fight in the cafeteria!

Charlie vs. his best friends Craig/Peter/Sam/Patrick/Alice/Mary-Elizabeth
When they played a game, Charlie kissed the most beautiful girl in the room. He took Sam and not his girlfriend Mary-Elizabeth. So everyone was angry!
Charlie vs. his cousins
He had always to show his courage and coolness. His cousins thought he is a pussy.

Peter vs. Craig
Craig was cheating to Sam and Peter told Craig that he should tell her the truth. So he did. Sam broke up their relation and Peter and Craig fight.

2. How do the characters try to solve the conflicts?
Many of the boys solved their problems with a quarrel and strokes. Others drowned their frustration in drugs. They searched a sanctuary in joints and LSD, or they steered clear of the problems.

3. Suggest solutions:
I think most of them solved their problems in the wrong way. I think Charlie’s sister made a right decision with the abortion, because her boyfriend broke up the relation when he noticed that she was pregnant. The best way would be that they talk about their problems and don’t take drugs.