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C. Criticism
The review of Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being A Wallflower has been done by several critics. One review is written by Aria 2014 published in
Good Reads. “The Perks of being a wallflower has to be one of the books that I could
relate to. It was very insightful and poignant that in most part of this book I felt like it was me writing those letters”
Aria stated that she could relate to Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
She felt that even though it was told from Charlie’s point of view, she could feel
that it was her writing the stories. The feeling of sadness in the novel is delivered to the readers very well. The reader could position themselves in
Charlie’s situation.
Relate to Aria’s review, the researcher agrees that novel could bring the readers into the emotion of the character. The researcher can see the world
through Charlie’s eyes. The reader can also relate to Charlie’s situation since the researcher has also gone through a teenage life just like Charlie does in the novel,
feeling pressure from friends as well as agitated.
D. Context
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a fiction novel written by Stephen Chbosky. It was first published in February 1
st
, 1999 by MTV Books. Chbosky is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director. He was born on January
25
th
, 1970 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1994 Chbosky began to work on The Perks of Being a Wallflower. He wrote after experiencing a bad
20 break up with his girlfriend. It made him realized that people accept the love they
think they deserve, which became one of the famous quotations included in the novel. Chbosky sees love not just about romance between people but also love of
self, love of the future and for the life. That topic is brought up often in the novel and can be one of the things people can learn from The Perks of Being a
Wallflower. The setting of
Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower takes place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Pittsburgh has a famous tunnel called
Fort Pitt Tunnel. Fort Pitt Tunnel is around one kilometer long and it connects the Western Pennsylvania with its green views and the Northern Pennsylvania with its
skyline. The setting of time of the novel is in around August 1991 until August 1992, where Charlie is fifteen years old and in his first year of high school.
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