The Perks of Being a Wallflower, February 15 to April 26

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, February 15 to April 26

1. February 15, 1992

   • Charlie goes to the Sadie Hawkins dance with Mary Elizabeth, but we're not sure if he actually dances.
   • There's some other dance drama, though.
     • Also, Charlie's sister and her secret boyfriend seem to have some sort of fight on the dance floor.

2. February 23, 1992

   • While waiting for her at the clinic, Charlie does a lot of thinking about his sister.
     • Ironically, she was the one who told Charlie where babies come from.
     • When his sister comes out, the first thing she says is "Charlie, are you smoking?!
       • She says she's going to tell Mom and Dad
       • At home, Mom and Dad ask a lot of questions about where they've been, but Charlie's sister covers their tracks pretty well.

3. March 7, 1992

   • According to Charlie, "Girls are weird"
     • At least, that's what he thinks after his second date with Mary Elizabeth.
     • On to the date! Charlie and Mary Elizabeth go to see a foreign language film and then go to a record store.
   • Mary Elizabeth asks Charlie if he thinks she's pretty, and he says she is "very pretty"

4. March 28, 1992

   • Charlie spends the first few pages of this letter telling his reader how Mary Elizabeth talks a lot.
     • Once, he put the phone down while she was talking, went to the bathroom, and came back and picked up the phone. She was still talking.
   • After dinner, Charlie spends a lot of time trying to process his feelings, or lack thereof, for this girl.

5. April 18, 1992

   • Charlie's opener is a doozy: "I have made a terrible mess of things"
   • He gives Mary Elizabeth a copy of To Kill a Mockingbird, because it's very special to him.
   • It all starts when Mary Elizabeth gives Charlie an E.E. Cummings book.

6. April 26, 1992

   • None of Charlie's friends are really talking to him after the mess he made during the truth-or-dare game.
   • When Charlie goes to visit his aunt Helen's grave to clear his mind, it doesn't help.
   • Near the end of the letter, Charlie has a wish
     • "I just wish that God or my parents or Sam or my sister or someone would just tell me what's wrong with me. Just tell me how to be different in a way that makes sense. To make this all go away. And disappear"