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* Abuse
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* Alcohol abuse
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* Bullying
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* Car accident
 
* Death
 
* Death
* Drug use
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* Drug use/abuse
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* Homophobia
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* Incest
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* Infidelity
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* Mental illness
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* Panic attacks
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* Pedophilia
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* Racism
 
* Rape
 
* Rape
 
* Sexual Abuse
 
* Sexual Abuse
 
* Suicide
 
* Suicide
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* Suicide ideation
  
 
==Tropes==
 
==Tropes==

Revision as of 23:36, 28 September 2020

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Cover of The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Author(s) Stephen Chbosky
Published February 1, 1999
Publisher Pocket Books, Gallery Publishing Group
Genre(s) Contemporary Fiction
Age group Young Adult


The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is a young adult contemporary novel, originally published on February 1, 1999.

Trigger Warnings

  • Abuse
  • Alcohol abuse
  • Bullying
  • Car accident
  • Death
  • Drug use/abuse
  • Homophobia
  • Incest
  • Infidelity
  • Mental illness
  • Panic attacks
  • Pedophilia
  • Racism
  • Rape
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Suicide
  • Suicide ideation

Tropes

Controversies

The book was banned in some American schools due to its content (sexual content, drug abuse, rape).[1]