The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Book • 1999 • Drama
ReportThis book contains 35 potentially triggering events.
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Are there abusive parents?
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user27384
sort of? the grandpa abused the mother but the mcs parents never abuse the mc
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Is there domestic violence?
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RamenDestroyer
The protagonist is abused in several ways, as are a few other important characters in the book.
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Addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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WeLoveDogs
there is underage drinking
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Animal
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Assault
Is someone drugged?
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violin202
I would say that the opportunity to warn the kid of pot in the brownies was there and ignored, if that matters to anyone
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RamenDestroyer
There is a very graphic sexual assault scene depicted, in addition to sexual assault occurring while the victim is a child.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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connormaytom
There is mention of it in a poem but no explicit mention of it really happening
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Does someone fall to their death?
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PapaSquat
The main characters friend jumps off a building before the start of the book
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Children
Does a kid die?
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PapaSquat
A middle schooler commits suicide before the start of the story and it's talked about
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Is a minor sexualized?
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CarsonNolan
2 instances, boy and girl
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Disability
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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nikoleki
no parental death, but a close older family member of the main character does die.
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Fear
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Medical
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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RamenDestroyer
The protagonist can definitely be seen as suffering from PTSD.
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kinnnsey
self harm is insinuated.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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RamenDestroyer
A mentally ill person is described as passive-aggressive, but not necessarily overly violent. He pops tires and gets into fights, but he doesn't kill anyone or do anything sadistic.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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kinnnsey
none that are overly apparent or described
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PapaSquat
A middle schooler commits suicide before the begining of the book
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Pregnancy
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Are there abortions?
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connormaytom
The main characters sister has an abortion, nothing is mentioned about it but the main character drives her to the clinic and stresses about it in the car while he waits for her
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Prejudice
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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ElainaGraves
One of the character's parents uses homophobic slurs after he finds out his son is gay. Another character uses homophobic slurs to describe himself, and another character uses homophobic slurs while beating one of the characters up.
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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RamenDestroyer
There is an age gap of 4 or so years between the protagonist and his crush (14 and 18). A character is also sexually assaulted by someone much older than them.
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Sex
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PapaSquat
Spoiler warning: the main character is sexually abused by his aunt
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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RamenDestroyer
A male character is told to stop crying before his dad gets home, implying that his dad would be angry or ridicule him.
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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kinnnsey
spoiler: this is debatable, but in simple terms the ending is neutral/bittersweet. it could be seen as sad to some people.
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