The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Book • 1999 • Drama
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Are there abusive parents?
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sort of? the grandpa abused the mother but the mcs parents never abuse the mc
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The protagonist is abused in several ways, as are a few other important characters in the book.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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there is underage drinking
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There is a very graphic sexual assault scene depicted, in addition to sexual assault occurring while the victim is a child.
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Is someone drugged?
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I would say that the opportunity to warn the kid of pot in the brownies was there and ignored, if that matters to anyone
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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There is mention of it in a poem but no explicit mention of it really happening
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Does someone fall to their death?
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The main characters friend jumps off a building before the start of the book
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Children
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2 instances, boy and girl
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Does a kid die?
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A middle schooler commits suicide before the start of the story and it's talked about
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Does a parent die?
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no parental death, but a close older family member of the main character does die.
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A middle schooler commits suicide before the begining of the book
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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none that are overly apparent or described
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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The protagonist can definitely be seen as suffering from PTSD.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Briefly mentioned that the narrator’s older sister started believing she was “fat” when she hit puberty.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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A mentally ill person is described as passive-aggressive, but not necessarily overly violent. He pops tires and gets into fights, but he doesn't kill anyone or do anything sadistic.
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self harm is insinuated.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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In part 4 the narrator follows a mother and son around the mall and observes their interactions
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Are there abortions?
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The main characters sister has an abortion, nothing is mentioned about it but the main character drives her to the clinic and stresses about it in the car while he waits for her
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Prejudice
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One of the character's parents uses homophobic slurs after he finds out his son is gay. Another character uses homophobic slurs to describe himself, and another character uses homophobic slurs while beating one of the characters up.
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Relationships
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There is an age gap of 4 or so years between the protagonist and his crush (14 and 18). A character is also sexually assaulted by someone much older than them.
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Spoiler warning: the main character is sexually abused by his aunt
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Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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A male character is told to stop crying before his dad gets home, implying that his dad would be angry or ridicule him.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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