When Candace gets pregnant, Charlie drives her to Planned Parenthood to get an abortion. Charlie keeps the pregnancy a secret for her. In the film, Candaces pregnancy and abortion was not included and was cut from the final film.

What secret does Charlie keep for his sister?

When Candace gets pregnant, Charlie drives her to Planned Parenthood to get an abortion. Charlie keeps the pregnancy a secret for her. In the film, Candaces pregnancy and abortion was not included and was cut from the final film.

Why does Patrick call Charlie a wallflower?

Patrick does not use the word as an insult or a derogatory nickname. Instead, he calls Charlie a wallflower as a term of endearment.

How does Charlie end up in the emergency room?

Charlie writes to his “friend” that after he mailed the letter on January 1, he started vomiting, and he laid down in the snow, which is the last thing he remembers before the police found him and his parents took him to the emergency room. As a kid, Charlie used to wander off and fall asleep in strange places a lot.

Why does Charlie feel infinite?

Charlie feels “infinite” in this moment because he feels free, rather than constrained by the constant pressures and trauma of his past and his repressed memories. The laughter expresses giddiness and joy that are new emotions for Charlie.

Why has Aunt Helen lived with Charlie’s family the last years of her life?

Charlie is beginning high school and is afraid of what it will be like. His Aunt Helen used to be his favorite relative. She lived with his family for several years because of something bad that had happened to her. Charlie didn’t find out until much later that she had been molested as a child.

What does Charlie’s aunt do to him?

Charlie has been repressing the fact that Aunt Helen molested him when he was a child, and it is only when he enters into a passionate sexual experience with Sam that these memories come bubbling to his consciousness.

What is good about being a wallflower?

The perks of being a wallflower are being able to see one’s truest form. A wallflower watches people as they engage with others, make decisions, and their special little quirks without that person realizing someone is paying such close attention to them.

What happens between Patrick and Brad?

Patrick punches Brad, and five of Brad’s football friends jump on Patrick. Charlie leaps into the fight in a furious whirlwind and beats up Brad’s friends. Patrick and Brad’s friends get suspensions, but Brad and Charlie only get detentions. In detention, Brad thanks Charlie for stopping the fight.