Adapting your book

Something that they would have to keep in the movie version of Perks of being a wallflower would be when Charlie becomes friends with Sam and Patrick. In this part of the book Charlie meets Patrick (nicknamed Nothing) and his friend Sam at a football game. It's his first time going to a football game since his friend died. Charlie sits down next to Patrick and they introduce themselves and then Patrick introduces him to Sam. They would have to keep this part of the book in the movie because Sam and Patrick are main characters, they later help Charlie deal with his depression and Charlie is secretly in love with Sam who says that she is way too old for him.

A second part of the book that they would have to keep in the movie version is when Charlie's friend Michael commited suicide. They would have to keep this because it's what starts out the book and it's one of the causes of Charlie's depression. Michael commited suicide because he didn't have a poisitive home life and he felt like no one was there for him to talk to. This messed Charlie up because Michael was his best friend and he thought it was his fault. He blamed himself for not talking to Michael more or asking him what it was like at home. When Michael commited suicide  he left a note which Charlie later uses in the story as a gift to Patrick during Christmas.

A third part of the book that they would have to keep in the movie version is talking about Aunt Helen. They would have to keep this because it's another cause of Charlie's depression and he often breaks down in a panic attack because of it. Charlie and Aunt Helen were very close and they acted more like best friends then family. She always used to get Charlie more then one present for his birthday or Christmas. She was heading out to the store on a snowy night to go get it and Charlie was the last one to see her. A police officer knocked on their door the next morning saying that she had died in a car accident.

One part that they would have to cut out of the movie would be when Charlie's brother throws a party while their parents are out of town. Charlie was in his room trying to read when a couple came in and asked if he minded that they used it. He said no. The boy kept on taking the girl's clothes off and she kept on saying no. The boy had raped her and Charlie found out what that meant when he was talking to Sam and Patrick. They would have to cut that out of the movie because it is inapporite. A second part that they would have to cut out of the movie would be when Patrick, Sam, and Charlie are putting on a play called Rocky. They would have to cut this part out because Sam's character runs around topless and Charlie's character wears swim shorts. The play is inapporite and there is nudity.