Problem Formulation Objectives of the Study
the person who accepts his letters will never judge him or try to figure out who he is. In the end, his desire to stop writing the letters is because Charlie has fulfilled
his true aims Matos: 2013 The study of Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower above is
discussing about the relation between Charlie’s life and his purpose in writing the series of letter. Angel Daniel Matos explains more about Charlie’s growth of his
real life is also as a reflection of the teenagers’ issue of 1990s in America. Charlie’s growth of interaction can also be seen through his growth of writing.
The specific discussion of the study above is about how letters are used to express Charlie’s feeling about his social life and the way he develops his writing is to
fulfill his aims. The second one is a journal by Michael Bulong. In his Journal, ”The
Reasons Behind Psychoanalysis The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, Michael Bulong says that Charlie’s behavior in the novel is caused by the death of his aunt
and Charlie fells he is the one to blame. His behavior of writing letters to anonymous is one of his effects of his guiltiness. Charlie also has introvert
personality. His feeling of abandonment made him quiet and never talked outside his family. Michael Bulong also says that there are symbols that contribute, such
as a typewriter which symbolizes Charlie. He writes something for self satisfaction. Charlie also has a battle within himself. But in the end he can go back
to his conscious after being trapped in his unconscious for a long time Bulong: 2014
Both studies of Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower above are discussing about the relation between Charlie’s life and his purpose in writing
the series of letter and the brief explanation of Charlie and the symbols. Angel Daniel Matos explains more about Charlie’s growth of his real life is also as a
reflection of the teenagers’ issue of 1990s in America. Charlie’s growth of interaction can also be seen through his growth of writing. The specific discussion
of the study above is about how letters are used to express Charlie’s feeling about his social life and the way he develops his writing is to fulfill his aims. In the
other hand, Michael Bulong says briefly about Charlie in general and symbols in the novel.
Yet, this study is different with the studies above. This study focuses on Charlie’s characteristics and behavior and how both the characteristics and
behavior can be related to his post traumatic stress disorder PTSD through the repression and unconscious in psychoanalysis.