As soon as my sneakers hit the grimy sidewalk outside the concert hall, I could tell something was amiss. There was no squealing of brakes from the mid-day traffic, or any jogger along the sidewalk. As I continued down the block, I did not hear the resonance of pubescent chatter from the playground down the street, nor the squabble of vendors. All around me was utter silence. Remember when your parents would proclaim, “Silence is golden.” ? Yet after lounging my cello onto my back and stumbling around the city in search of a voice other than my own, I have a revision for them, “Silence is only golden when there is a plausible explanation for it.”
When it finally occurred to me that I was entirely alone, I could not cope. I spent weeks watching …show more content…
In Chbosky’s Perks of Being a Wallflower the lessons that are taught deal with coming of age. The story follows Charlie, the main character, through his freshman year of high school. Charlie is just like every other shy and socially awkward teenager in a new frightening situation. Yet, he has learned lessons already in his young life that most humans never have to. Charlie was molested as a child and witnesses his best friend commit suicide-- in result causing him to grow up too quickly. Through the lessons Charlie was taught, the future can learn as well. Chbosky states, “So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we 'll never know most of them. But even if we don 't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things.” By Charlie saying this, he is teaching us that we cannot let our past mistakes define who we become in the future. Moreover, Perks demonstrate how to listen and observe. In order to become evolved human beings, one must listen to others opinion, observe them, and then learn to coexist. Finally, Chbosky’s most memorable lesson is that we accept the love that we think we deserve. To truly be accepted by another person, we must accept ourselves
When it finally occurred to me that I was entirely alone, I could not cope. I spent weeks watching …show more content…
In Chbosky’s Perks of Being a Wallflower the lessons that are taught deal with coming of age. The story follows Charlie, the main character, through his freshman year of high school. Charlie is just like every other shy and socially awkward teenager in a new frightening situation. Yet, he has learned lessons already in his young life that most humans never have to. Charlie was molested as a child and witnesses his best friend commit suicide-- in result causing him to grow up too quickly. Through the lessons Charlie was taught, the future can learn as well. Chbosky states, “So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we 'll never know most of them. But even if we don 't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things.” By Charlie saying this, he is teaching us that we cannot let our past mistakes define who we become in the future. Moreover, Perks demonstrate how to listen and observe. In order to become evolved human beings, one must listen to others opinion, observe them, and then learn to coexist. Finally, Chbosky’s most memorable lesson is that we accept the love that we think we deserve. To truly be accepted by another person, we must accept ourselves