Perks Of Being A Wallflower: Trauma Cycle

A. Summary
The purpose of this report is to inform the audience about information regarding the trauma cycle: how it was portrayed in the story The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, what it is, the signs and symptoms that someone is unfortunately a part of the trauma cycle and how those involved can get help and how those who are uninvolved prevent the cycle.

B. How was the trauma cycle portrayed in The Perks Of Being A Wallflower?
The trauma cycle is a recurring theme throughout The Perks of Being a Wallflower and was the underlying cause of many of the unfortunate events that occurred in the story. The largest and most obvious example is a molestation cycle: Charlie was molested by his aunt Helen who herself was molested by a family friend who

In the perks of being a wallflower Charlie receives help from his friends, his English teacher and his therapist. Friends, teachers and therapists/counselors are good places to receive help but other services like Kids help phone [phone] and the big brother big sister program (Home | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada) exist to help those being abused. For those lucky enough to be uninvolved in the trauma cycle it is important that they prevent their children from being abused and becoming part of the trauma cycle. It is the duty of parents to keep their children safe, creepy relatives, friends and neighbors should be kept as far from your children as possible. Reinforce ideas like stranger danger, don't abuse your own children and don’t abuse others in front of your children. It may even be suggested that one should keep their children out of the school system: “9.6 percent of all students in grades 8-11 reported sexual harassment from teachers, coaches, or other school employes- and- 6.7 percent reported harassment involving physical contact.”(Hendrie, C. 2004). For reference of just how bad the United States school system is “from 1950 to 2002, 10,667 people made allegations that priests or deacons had sexually abused them as minors”(Hendrie,C. 2004) compared to the” roughly 290,000 students (who) experienced some sort of physical sexual abuse by a public school employe from 1991 to 2000” (Hendrie, C. 2004). 290,000/10,677 equals 27.16 and if you factor in that the report on the church was 5 decades whilst the one on the school was only 1, 5 times 27.16 equals 135.8. A child is over 135 times more likely to be sexually abused in the school system than in the church. Know the signs and symptoms of abuse, help those who are abused and keep your children safe, this is how the trauma cycle can be