Perks of Being A Wallflower

     In The Perks of Being A Wallflower the main character Charlie is a very lonely guy at first. He had no friends after his last friend Michael killed himself because of problems at home.  When he meets Sam and Patrick he becomes part of the Wallflower group. He now has friends, goes out to parties, and has a crush on Sam.  Apart from that he gets good grades and feels better about himself, he is more secure with his actions and himself. At home his sister is slightly mad at him for not keeping her secret that her boyfriend hit her a secret. Charlie felt slightly guilt but his professor and parents told him that was the right thing to do. Charlie now has friends he can speak to if he is ever lonely or sad which is something he had wished for that finally came true.
     In the beginning of the book Charlie's English professor was his first friend. He talked to him about anything. If he ever had trouble at home or just needed to talk he would go to him. One day his professor asks him to stay behind since Charlie looked very distracted during class. He started asking him questions until he finally told him of what had happened at home. He told him about seeing his sisters boyfriend hit her. He felt as if he was betraying his sister but somehow felt good he had told someone. His professor at first had a very serious face but then told charlie a few words of the wiser "We accept the love we think we deserve".  This affected charlie because even though he didn't understand the whole meaning of the words, he knew it was something bad and that he had done the right thing even if his sister was mad at him.