In "the Perks of Being a Wallflower" the author incorporates very realistic things that happen in the book, so it shows real life issues, especially in high school. Charlie doesn't "sugarcoat" anything in his letters or tries to make it sound better than what it is. That is one reason I like the book so much, because I don't want to read something that is fake all over.
The first real life issue that is in the book a lot, is the drinking and smoking of all of the high school students. Charlie goes to a lot of parties with his older friends, where they smoke marijuana and drink.This is an issue today with a lot of high school students. An example showing this is, "When summer came, Brad didn't have to worry about school or anything, so his drinking and smoking got a lot worse"(Chbosky 44). The author, Stephen Chbosky, tells how the parties are. He doesn't try to make everything more innocent or better. Charlie doesn't really have an opinion on the drinking and smoking therefore he doesn't do it a lot.
Since teen drinking is mentioned a lot in my book here is some underage drinking stats.
Another real life issue that is in the book is the family issues that are in the book. Charlie doesn't have a perfect family. And I don't think anyone does. He feels guilty about his aunt's death, his siblings always fight, and his family doesn't always get along. This shows that Stephen Chbosky feels that no family is perfect. I agree with him. The real issues Chbosky incorporates makes it easier to relate to the book, and to really have a connection to the book.
Those are just some of the many real life issues that are in my book.
I like how you used those stats! powerful.
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