The book The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is about the transformation of a boy named Charlie during his time in high school, in which he experiences drugs, alcohol, new friends, good music and so much more. He conveys this through a series of letters that Charlie writes to a stranger. Through Charlie’s relationships with his friends the author includes that a theme in this novel is friendship.
In this book, the theme of friendship is conveyed through Charlie having good friends for the first time in his life. For example the book states, “Patrick and Sam didn't just throw around inside jokes and make me struggle to keep up. Not at all. They asked me questions.” This shows how Charlie is experiencing good, true friendship for the first time, and the author makes it clear how Charlie has not had the best experience with it in the past. In addition, the author writes, “Normally I am very shy, but [Patrick] seemed like the kind of guy you could just walk up to at a football game even though you were three years younger and not popular.” This shows how Charlie feels like he can open up to his new friends easily, despite how shy he usually is.
In conclusion, the author uses Charlie’s relationships with is new friends, and how they allow him to experience true friendship for the first time to express a theme of friendship.
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