What mental illness does Charlie have in Perks of Being a Wallflower?

After being hospitalized for the summer after his best friend commits suicide, Charlie who suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), is about to embark on his first year of high school. He fears being known as the weird kid who was hospitalized for the summer and not having any friends.

Why does Patrick kiss Charlie?

To me, the few letters where Patrick was going down the rabbit hole in the book, it came down to that moment in the park in the movie, where he kisses Charlie. He’s trying to keep himself numb, he’s trying to keep the party going, and then he can’t do it anymore.

Is The Perks of Being a Wallflower a real story?

The story began when Chbosky was in school, evolving from another book on which he was working. Charlie was loosely based on Chbosky himself. In the novel, Chbosky included much of his own memories from the time he lived in Pittsburgh.

What secret does Charlie keep for his sister?

Charlie and his sister agree to keep her abortion a secret, and she tells him she really does love him.

Does Charlie get sexually abused in The Perks of Being a Wallflower?

Charlie concludes in his final letters in Perks that he was sexually abused in early childhood by his Aunt Helen, who is now deceased. Chbosky’s decision to feature a male victim of sexual violence along with a female perpetrator erodes the persistent female victim / male offender paradigm.

Where does Charlie end up at the end of this story?

At the end of the novel, Charlie chooses to move to the Warren State Home, believing that doing so will be easier for his friends.

What is the movie The Perks of Being a Wallflower about?

Socially awkward teen Charlie (Logan Lerman) is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two charismatic students become his mentors. Free-spirited Sam (Emma Watson) and her stepbrother Patrick (Ezra Miller) help Charlie discover the joys of friendship, first love, music and more, while a teacher sparks Charlie’s dreams of becoming a writer. However, as his new friends prepare to leave for college, Charlie’s inner sadness threatens to shatter his newfound confidence.

Did Aunt Helen kill herself?

The most recent death occurred last spring, when his only friend from middle school committed suicide. When Charlie was seven, his beloved Aunt Helen was killed in a car crash on Christmas Eve, which is also Charlie’s birthday.

Was Charlie’s sister pregnant?

At the dance, Charlie lets Mary Elizabeth talk about herself the whole time. Charlie’s sister has a huge fight with her boyfriend on the dance floor. After Charlie gets home, his sister tells him that she’s pregnant. Charlie agrees to drive her to the abortion clinic.

What did Charlie’s Aunt do to Charlie?

We see a series of flashbacks about his admired Aunt Helen who died in a car crash on his seventh birthday. What Charlie does not realize until the end of the book is that his Aunt Helen molested him when he was a child.