Charlie’s transition from middle school to high school proves to become quite the challenge as he faces physical and emotional battles with his newly made friends Patrick and Sam. Charlie questions his sense of self throughout the entire movie which inevitably places him into situations where he cannot get himself out of, almost risking his only group of friends he has. However, through these experiences, Charlie learns the upmost valuable life lessons which help him develop a new sense of self.
One of the most important parts of the transition to high school is keeping organised, which is something Charlie has no issue with, but that’s only half of the battle. When starting high school, you need to be able to socialise and make friends, which is something we know Charlie struggles with “But they say if you make one friend on your first day, you're doing okay,” “Thank you, sir, but if my English teacher is the only friend I make today, that
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While he was respectful throughout the movie, this lesson is really drilled into his head after the truth or dare scene. In the scene, Charlie is asked by Patrick “How is your first relationship going?” and says “I dare you to kiss the prettiest girl in the room.” While Charlie has shown disinterest in his relationship with Mary Elizabeth, he chose the most disrespectful time to break up with her. He says “It's so bad that I keep fantasizing that one of us is dying of cancer, so I don't have to break up with her,” and then goes onto kiss Sam. The girls are so shocked by this that they both leave and don’t talk to Charlie for weeks, and during this time he feels depressed and has no one to talk to anymore at school. We can make the assumption that he probably thought long and hard about disrespectful he was. After learning this, Charlie takes a big step into becoming a young