The Perks of Being a Wallflower- Stephen Chbosky

  This week I decided to start a new book. Yes, it may sound like a cheesy, teenage-girl book, but in reality, I've heard only good things about it. In spite of all the preconceived ideas of what this book is about, I am going to read "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky. Throughout it's 206 pages, this book is a story about what its like to go through the roller-coaster ride of high school.

   The main character is a freshman boy named Charlie who meets a pair of teenagers named Sam and Patrick who takes him under their wings. They  introduce him to a whole new world of high school life. Of course, this would include drugs, parties, and shockingly literature. This story is written in a unique way where the events that take place are written in letters by Charlie himself. These letters are sent to a stranger who gets to learn about his experiences throughout his first year of high school. Overall, I think that learning about one boy's experiences from an important time in life will not only be interesting to read, but it will teach me a little about life along the way.

Satire

    There are many examples of satire in writing. It occurs in many different movies, books, plays, and it also occurs in music. Saturday Night Live is an extremely well-known t.v show that incorporates satire into its sketches and story lines. Sketches about politics and the government are very popular in this show and many times, they make satire based on these topics as well. It always keeps the audience on their toes and it definitely spreads more word about the show.


   Some viewers may find their satire content to be offensive and they may often complain about what is being said. Serious topics like diseases, campaigns, and current world-wide events are definitely an influence on this show and it shows it in their skits. A lot of the times while writing these skits, they try to make them interesting and they want to create the unexpected. The amount of satire content in this show is definitely big, and without some of it, Saturday Night Live would probably not be as popular as it is now-a days.