The ending of the book, "The perks of being a wallflower" was a surprise to me. I did not expect that part of the reason Charlie had developed a mental illness was because of something that had happened with his aunt. I really liked how Stephen Chbosky made it seem like Charlie and his aunt had had a great relationship with each other and you would not suspect Aunt Helen of molesting Charlie as a child. I thought that this twist in the story made it interesting and sent the message to people that everything is not what it seems.
In the end Charlie is blindsided by these facts. It is weird because Charlie only remembers the good part of his Aunt's and his relationship. This is probably because what happened was so tragic and he was so scarred that his mind automatically tried to forget about it to try and make his life okay. Throughout the book I felt like the relationship was very good for Charlie because he didn’t have many friends. When finding that Charlie was molested by his aunt I really felt bad for him. He really couldn’t do anything about it and it really impacted his life. He developed a mental illness that he constantly struggled with and went to the hospital many times because he would have breakdowns.
Overall, I thought the book was very page turning and I would definitely say it was better than the movie even though both were great. The book really gets into Charlie’s head while the movie doesn't as much as it could.
Overall, I thought the book was very page turning and I would definitely say it was better than the movie even though both were great. The book really gets into Charlie’s head while the movie doesn't as much as it could.