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Chbosky’s portrayal of adolescence involvement with drugs, alcohol, and tobacco was one of the larger risks he takes in his novel, considering the time period and the severe negative associations they carried during the time period of publishment.But does his inclusion of such substances make him a hippie is for legalization of all drugs or does he simply want to blur the line between substance abuse and unhealthiness.
In every single instance in which Chbosky portrays his characters in either situation of consumption he portrays them in a very simple attitude of gratitude. When Charlie parties with his new friends he feels his aura change around him, and the stress sink into his body, leaving him in a complete and utter state of enlightment. The same occurs with his friends, but whatChbosky cleverly does is illustrate each instance with dramatic afterward consequences. He describes characters finding themselves in sexual situations, and lung pain that prevented them from driving or operating any sort of device. But do such consequences compensate for the pure happiness Chboskyassociates with effects of such dangerous substances, only history can tell.
Ever since his book was published, rates of young people trying drugs and alcohol substances have risen, but also addiction has drastically decreased. Do such novels that carry such positive implications with societally-identified dangerous substances increase desire for attempting something like alcohol? Or does he accurately portray the consequences to prevent adolescents to repeatedly try dangerous substances leading to a drop in addiction? History shows us both scenarios play out, but ultimately his portrayal of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco support the claim that youth literature affects the actions they take themselves.
In every single instance in which Chbosky portrays his characters in either situation of consumption he portrays them in a very simple attitude of gratitude. When Charlie parties with his new friends he feels his aura change around him, and the stress sink into his body, leaving him in a complete and utter state of enlightment. The same occurs with his friends, but whatChbosky cleverly does is illustrate each instance with dramatic afterward consequences. He describes characters finding themselves in sexual situations, and lung pain that prevented them from driving or operating any sort of device. But do such consequences compensate for the pure happiness Chboskyassociates with effects of such dangerous substances, only history can tell.
Ever since his book was published, rates of young people trying drugs and alcohol substances have risen, but also addiction has drastically decreased. Do such novels that carry such positive implications with societally-identified dangerous substances increase desire for attempting something like alcohol? Or does he accurately portray the consequences to prevent adolescents to repeatedly try dangerous substances leading to a drop in addiction? History shows us both scenarios play out, but ultimately his portrayal of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco support the claim that youth literature affects the actions they take themselves.
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Symbolism-
The most common method of reaching intoxication in this novel is through marijuana, a very common "flower". So whenever Chbosky portrays his characters smoking marijuana he alludes to the plant itself, how it's just a plant. It's not the doer of the actions that it inflicts upon people, but simply the cause. The flower just watches by, and understands that the flower causes it, but it can't do anything because it's just a flower, just a wallflower.
The most common method of reaching intoxication in this novel is through marijuana, a very common "flower". So whenever Chbosky portrays his characters smoking marijuana he alludes to the plant itself, how it's just a plant. It's not the doer of the actions that it inflicts upon people, but simply the cause. The flower just watches by, and understands that the flower causes it, but it can't do anything because it's just a flower, just a wallflower.