Hearing about my best friend’s story of how she was sexually abused several times for years and only being able to obtain the courage to say something to me years later was heartbreaking. What made this whole situation more agonizing was the amount of people who saw the signs, but never said anything. Fear of intimacy, lack of eating, and problems concentrating were all huge red flags that several people saw her have, however, not once did anyone thought to speak up. Unfortunately, this is a very common occurrence in the workplace and school setting. Regardless of this circumstance, our society has made great strides with the #MeToo movement allowing victims to be able to freely share their experiences to let others know that they are not alone. The novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower does a phenomenal job discussing this issue by accurately portraying Charlie’s main struggle of passivity versus action, which allows the readers to see the importance in taking action and feeling confident with what they have to say. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a coming-of-age novel written by Stephen Chbosky and published in 1999. Even though it face lots of criticism due to its explicit contents (sex, drugs, and drinking), it was still given several awards such as the ALA Best Books for Young Adults award, ALA popular Paperbacks for Young Adults award, and more due to it accurate telling of an average teenager’s life. Charlie is an awkward teenager just starting high school and is