Stephen Chbosky - ´The Perks of Being a Wallflower´ (1)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
1 Explain a)‘the wallflower’ b) an epistolary novel
a)Shy, has no friends , an unpopular person .
b)This book consisted of the letters that Charlie wrote to somebody.
2 Give a short profile of Charlie.
Shy, very smart . He likes reading books twice. He had lost two important people
in his life – his aunt Helen and his best friend Michael. He didn´t had other friends until he met Sam and Patrick .
3 Explain the mouse experiment (p.42 – 43). What’s the significance of this experiment?
4 What kind of girlfriend does Charlie think his brother should have? What ideas does he have about super models? (p.43)
A smart girl who wears a lot of sweathers and drinks cocoa. They would talk about books and issues and kiss in the rain.
Charlie personally finds super models strange .
5 Talk about Charlie’s grandfather .(p.47-50)
His grandfather usually complains about black people moving into the old
neighbourhood. His grandfather doesn´t hear very well, so he says things very
loud . He always says that the food is too dry even if itś not. His grandfather
usually drinks too much and he is very fat.
6 What was Charlie thankful for after the Thanksgiving dinner ? Why? Comment on the reactions of the family that followed. (p.50-51)
He was thankful that his brother played football on television so nobody fought.
Most of the people around the table looked uncomfortable. Some looked angry.
His dad looked like he knew I was right, but he didn´t want to say anything
because it wasn´t his family. Her mom was nervous about what her dad would do.
Only one person at the table said anything. It was Charlies´ great aunt. She said: ´Amen.´
7 What were Charlie’s ‘ Secret Santa ‘ presents for Patrick? Comment on his choices . How could Patrick know who the presents were from?
A mix tape – Charlie just knew that it should.
Magnetic poetry – Charlie thought itś very fun.
Watercolour paints and some paper – Charlie thought Patrick might like them
even if he never uses them.
A harmonica and a book about playing it – Charlie thinks that everyone should have watercolours, magnetic poetry and a harmonica.
A book called ´The Major of Castro Street ´- Charlie hoped it means something to
Patrick.
Patrick could know who the presents were from because he knows that only
Charlie would do a mix tape like that and he also knows what his handwriting
looks like.
What did Charlie get as ‘Secret Santa’ presents? Who did he think the presents were from?
Charlie got from Patrick a suit coat.
Charlie thought his secret santa was Mary Elizabeth, because his first gift was
a pair of socks and Charlie thought only she would give him socks.
What was Charlie’s final present for Patrick?
The final present for Patrick was a book ´The Major of Castro Street´
What did Charlie give to Sam? How does he explain that?
The present he gave Sam was given to him by his aunt Helen. It was and old
45 record that had the Beatels´ song Śomething´. He used to listen it all the time
when he was little . He had decided that when he meets someone he thought was
as beautiful as the song, he should give it to that person.
What was Sam’s present for Charlie? Comment. (p.52-60)
Sam gave him a new typewriter. Sam told Charlie to write about her
sometime.