Perks of Being a Wallflower
Write-Up Response By Jonathan Bugeya Miller
How does this movie define fitting in and belonging?
The movie Perks of Being a Wallflower goes throughout many themes and defines a plethora of them, whether the theme being socially awkward or abused by the ones you love. These themes set the mood of the movie and enabled the audience to be moved by the ongoing plot of the film. The most outstanding and moving theme was how the movie defines fitting and belonging because the experience Charlie has can help a viewer through relatable incidents.
Charlie being the perfect example shows the audience that he is a freshmen at high school and wants to have a great first year. But due to him being a socially awkward teenager,
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This question can be answered by observing Charlie’s personality. Throughout his new relationships he begins to realize his true character and, due to this, the development of belonging begins. The viewer will notice that Charlie’s true character comes to existence because he starts to act less awkward and more himself. He doesn’t force a masquerade for Sam or Patrick and for this reason, he then belongs. Clearly Charlie’s true character can define what belonging rightly is because he is being who he truly is. Therefore the film defines belonging as in being true to your own personality and accepting what others think of you. So in other words, not changing for the benefit of others.
In conclusion, due to Charlie’s personality altering he then proves that Perks of Being a Wallflower has the clear definitions of what it means to belong and fit-in. Charlie’s personality altered due to his own pressures of trying to make others like him, and in a world view one can see that this is an issue with many teenagers. Because of Charlie’s belonging later on in the film, Charlie then would become a proper role-model to follow when trying to make new friends. One must be themself because if someone cannot accept another for who they truly are then they aren’t the right