8 Chapter II is Author’s Biography and Synopsis of the Story. This chapter
tell about biography and works of Stephen Chbosky and synopsis of the story of The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Chapter III is Review of Related Literature. This chapter presents the intrinsic element which is main character, settings, and conflict; both internal and
external and also extrinsic element which is about psychology, especially in ego defence mechanisms.
Chapter IV is Discussion. This chapter is about discussion of intrinsic element which are character, setting, and conflict; both internal and external and
also extrinsic element which is about psychology, especially about ego defence mechanisms encountered by Charlie in The Perks of Being a Wallflower by
Stephen Chbosky. Chapter V is Conclusion and Suggestion.
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CHAPTER II AUTHOR AND SYNOPSIS OF THE STORY
2.1 Stephen Chbosky Biography and His Works
Stephen Chbosky, born January 25, 1970 is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director best known for writing the New York Times
bestselling coming of age novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” 1999, as
well as for screenwriting and directing the film version of the same book, starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller. He also wrote the
screenplay for the 2005 film Rent, and was co-creator, executive producer, and writer of the CBS television series Jericho, which began airing in 2006.
Chbosky was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and raised in the Pittsburgh suburb of Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Lea née
Meyer, a tax preparer, and Fred G. Chbosky, a steel company executive and consultant to CFOs. Chbosky has a sister, Stacy. He was raised as a Catholic. As
a teenager, Chbosky enjoyed a good blend of the classics, horror, and fantasy. He was heavily influenced by J. D. Salingers novel The Catcher in the
Rye and the writing of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Tennessee Williams.Chbosky graduated from Upper St. Clair High School in 1988, around which time he
met Stewart Stern, screenwriter of the 1955 James Dean film Rebel Without a Cause. Stern became Chboskys good friend and mentor, and proved a major
influence on Chboskys career.
In 1992, Chbosky graduated from the University of Southern Californias screenwriting program. He wrote, directed, and acted in the 1995 independent
film The Four Corners of Nowhere, which got Chbosky his first agent, was
