Part 1

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Part 1

"Dear friend" - Getting to know Charlie

What is your first
impression of Charlie?

Discussion questions

• Why would Charlie write to 'friend'?
• What's a mix tape and what is its function?
• Why would the song 'Asleep' by the Smiths appeal to Charlie? (Listen first!)
  

Why would the song appeal to Charlie?

Bill tells Charlie to 'participate' and not hide in his thoughts or observations of people. What does Bill mean with this?

Charlie telling Bill about his sister.
What would you have done?

Charlie has told Bill about his sister and her boyfriend. Bill decided to call home and tell his parents. When Charlie comes home, his parents and his sister are talking about the incident. His sister is forced to quit seeing her boyfriend.

What would you have done in Charlie's case? Would you have told anyone? Why does Charlie choose to tell Bill?

How is Charlie participating?

Idioms

What does it mean to be "baked as a cake"?

What are some words that come to mind when you think of the word 'wallflower'?

Wallflower

"You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand."

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Homework for September 30th:

Read part 2

p. 45 - 102

And now...

... work on Havo CE 2015-I

... write your essay (WB p. 6)