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"He's A Wallflower. You see things. You keep quiet about them. And You Understand."
This very quote stands to define the entire novel, as it is the root of its namesake. This theme of understanding is carried throughout the novel of understanding, and just idle behavior is expressed in the actions. and behaviors of Chbosky's characters. He expresses his theme when he forces his main characters witness such awful, dramatic, and impulsive situations and their reactions to them provide the thematic significance. They see them, they keep quiet because they understand.
Chbosk'y thematic significance stands to show these rising adolescents that they will witness things that they don't want to witness, but their understanding will carry the greatest impact. Not only does he make his theme easily blatant, but does so in such a unique way that he forces the reader to understand his theme subconsciously without even recognizing the lesson ingrained into the story itself.
This very quote stands to define the entire novel, as it is the root of its namesake. This theme of understanding is carried throughout the novel of understanding, and just idle behavior is expressed in the actions. and behaviors of Chbosky's characters. He expresses his theme when he forces his main characters witness such awful, dramatic, and impulsive situations and their reactions to them provide the thematic significance. They see them, they keep quiet because they understand.
Chbosk'y thematic significance stands to show these rising adolescents that they will witness things that they don't want to witness, but their understanding will carry the greatest impact. Not only does he make his theme easily blatant, but does so in such a unique way that he forces the reader to understand his theme subconsciously without even recognizing the lesson ingrained into the story itself.