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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower Quote Analysis

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The books “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky both tell an engaging story about two very different circumstances. It is because of their very different subject matter, that comparing the rhetorical choices of the two authors is that much more interesting. Snapshots of the writing style of these two books can be seen in the quotes above. Obviously, the writing styles between “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” are different, especially in the areas of use of humor and how they show the development of the main character, however they are similar as well, like how they both have a depressing mood, and how they both revolve around …show more content…

In the quote from “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, it flat out states the emotions the Andy is feeling, and little interpretation is left up to the reader The purpose of this is to draw the reader away from the emotion of the situation and focus on other factors, such as the humor that is interlaced throughout the quote. In “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, however, it is quite different. Instead of saying what the character is thinking, the author lets the reading analyze and infer, using a story as a metaphor for what Charlie is thinking. By using the story of the two brothers, the author shows Charlie’s realization that he cannot change the things that happened to him in the past, but he can choose his own path going into the future and be his own person, free from the burden of the past. To the author, choosing to explain charlie’s transformation this way instead of outright saying it gives the story more emotional depth and makes it more of a complete story. While the two quotes take a very different approach to how to explain the thinking of their main characters, both approaches are perfectly suitable for their respective style. “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” has a more comedy and whimsical plot, so to partially ignore emotion intricacies is good, while the indirect approach in the quote from “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” works well for the type of book it

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