The Perks Of Being A Wallflower And Scotty Smalls - 712 Words

A coming of age story mainly focuses on the development of a character from the beginning to end. It can be a variety of things such as transitioning from a teenager to an adult, but during the development, many adventures and painful lessons are learned. Charlie Kelmeckis from the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower written by Stephen Chbosky, and Scotty Smalls from the film The Sandlot directed by David Evans, represent the metamorphic transitions of the mind, body, and soul which all take part in a coming of age. As stated, developing a personality trait is a very important aspect of coming of age in the state of mind. In Charlie‘s case it can be shown that he had no companions at the beginning of his freshman year in high school.†¦show more content†¦His friend Benny Rodriguez taught him how to play and improve in baseball. All through the summer, his skills in the sport progressed. Everyone was proud of his success and through Scotty’s journey, his group of friends were there supporting him along the way. Although Charlie and Scotty overcame many obstacles while adapting to new changes, they sometimes did not believe in themselves. At the start of the film, Scotty was narrating a portion saying, â€Å"I moved to the neighborhood two weeks before school let out. It should have started off with loads of great things happening for me, but it didnt.. it was a lousy way to start the fifth grade† He was implying that he wasnt delighted at the fact that he didnt have any friends, and hinted that he desperately wanted to flip the problem and start making changes that would influence him in an exceptional way. Charlie had a similar situation because when he first met his friends Sam and Patrick, they all attended a party after a football game, and at the party Charlie got drunk and confessed some of his past while making his friends feel sympathetic towards him. This made Sam and Patrick feel worried for him, so both of them decided to impact Charlie in a supportive way to make him feel valuable and welcome. Since society set standards such as how popular you should be, or how good you should look, both of these