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Charlie In Perks Of Being A Wallflower

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In Perks of being a Wallflower we see Charlie’s yearning for relationships, one of the relationships that Charlie lacks, but that he is hopeful about is his relationship with his older sister, Candace. Charlie tries to connect with his sister and to establish a relationship with her but because of the differences in the two they were unable to form one. Similar to Charlie, I have always wanted a relationship with my older brother, Brooks. I have never had a good relationship with my brother, in fact, I would go as far as saying that I don’t have a relationship with my brother. Anytime that I have tried and connect with him, he has strayed away from me. I think similar to Charlie and Candace who have a hard time understanding one another because of their differences, that my brother and I have the same issue. Due to the way the relationship of older brothers to …show more content…

If I try and talk to him and figure out what’s going on in his life, or just have a conversation about something that’s going in my own life it quickly turns to a sarcastic conversation, or he loses interests. “-But he told me to stop hanging on his shoulders like a monkey.” (p. 108) While Charlie was trying to enjoy a moment with his dad while watching hockey, I was able to relate to this quote when dealing with my brother. Even simple activities like watching television together become an annoyance to my brother and results in him snapping at me, or leaving the room. Once again, as much as I have wanted a relationship and as hard as I have tried to have a real relationship with my brother, Brooks has always pushed me away. His complete and total disinterest with anything and everything involving me led me to believe that if he didn’t have a nagging, little sister that he might be happier. “I am very interested and fascinated by how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.” (p.

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