The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

Charlie

Sep 7, 1991

Charlie's fried ,Michael, commited suicide and Charlie is just now starting high school and is trying to cope with his friend's death.

Football Game

Oct 6, 1991

A few weeks into school, Charlie made two friends- Patricjk and Sam. This was a big deal for him.

Unintentional beginnings

Oct 30, 1991

Towards the end of October , Charlie goes to his first party and he unintenially eats his first pot brownie.

Mary

Oct 31, 1991

One of the girls from the party, Mary Elizabeth, asks Charlie to help with her Rocky Horror fanzine, Punk Rocky. Charlie starts attending the fan-participation nights of Rocky Horror.

LSD

Dec 31, 1991

Around New Year's Eve, Charlie does LSD for the first time. It takes him almost two weeks to get over the effects. He realizes that it was a bad idea.

Dance

Jan 8, 1992

At the Sadie Hawkins dance, Charlie discovers that his sister is pregnant. He takes her to a clinic a few days later to have an abortion.

Mary

Jan 8, 1992

Charlie and Mary Elizabeth's relationship is rocky from the start. The whole thing crumbles when Charlie kisses Sam instead of Mary Elizabeth during a game of truth or dare.

Marijuana

Jan 9, 1992

Charlie's friends get angry with him then he smokes marijuana as a "stress reliever".

Prom?

Feb 20, 1992

As Charlies older friends start planning for prom and gradutation, he then starts to feel lonely.

Sam

Apr 4, 1992

Before Sam leaves for Penn State's summer program, she has a heart-to-heart talk with Charlie.

Memories

Apr 4, 1992

They start to get intimate, sexually, and when she touches Charlie, some long-repressed memories bubble to the surface.

Aunt Helen

Apr 5, 1992

Charlie suddenly remembers that he was molested by his Aunt Helen. He then gets severely depressed and has to be hospitalized.

Last Letter

Apr 7, 1992

Writing his last letter from the hospital, Charlie tells us that he is optimistic about the future and that we should be too.