Perks of being a wallflower post

Charlie from the book The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, was actually a very good student in school, he believed in trying to get good grades. He was always focused on reading books, throughout the book he's always reading a book twice.Charlie does worry a lot about other people. Its almost as if he cares more about the people then he does about himself. it seems he wants to make everyone truly happy. His senior friends, Sam and Patrick are a big part of his life. He especially makes sure that they are happy with him. I think that Charlie just wants to live in a happy environment and he doesn't want people angry or fighting or things in that order which is why he tries to ease everyone. And that is okay if you want your friends to like you and be happy that you are their friend. In my opinion Charlie may need some time so step out of the box and reflect on himself.

Charlie in the book doesn't really pay attention to himself like he should. In the book, Charlie did everything for Sam and Patrick. He would leave his house at 3 in the morning sometimes just to go see them or hang out with them. he needs sleep and he doesn't really get it because of them. Another example for that is that he's starting to do bad things in his life. He's starting to smoke and drink. Meanwhile he is just a freshmen in high school. I am getting the vibe that he wants to make everyone happy but he doesn't realize how badly he is treating himself. So at the end of the day it all comes down to how your treating your self because it is said that many people who make friends usuallyget more   attracted to either the same personality traits as their friends or friends that have things "in common" with them. And i also get the vibe that Charlie is a follower because he started seeing his friends smoke, so he got into the habit of doing it too. Im not so sure that he should be trying to follow them, yeah they could be the best of friends but why follow your friends if you are your own person. Which all relies back to caring for yourself, respecting your self, and keeping to your own opinions about how you do things in life.

Charlie seems very troubled in my opinion. It seems to me like he is a go with the flow type of person and will do whatever his friends do because he likes them and he wants them to like him. and also because he hangs out with them a lot! He seems very loyal to his friends but unfortunetly in loyal. To himself. In the book he shows a lot of struggles and rising levels in his life. Charlie needs to worry about his school work and his life at home with family. Friends shouldn't be his #1 priority even though his friends probably care about him a lot. Do you think Charlie will ever learn to care for himself just a little bit more? I still have questions that have not yet been answered.