Book Menu for The The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen ChboskyISBN of edition I read: (paperback)
Food mentioned in The Perks of Being a Wallflower
French fries, 3, 143
McDonald's, 3, 120
Tuna, 11
Chinese chicken salad, 14
Pumpkin pie, 20
Orange, 29
Nachos, 29
Diet Coke, 29
Potato chips, 31
Twinkies, 34,50
Brownies, 34
Milkshake, 35
Tacos, 55
Pringles, 67
Jello, 94
Tea, 106
Cherry Garcia ice cream, 114
Pizza, 114, 157
Club Sandwiches, 134
Salisbury steak, 150
Grape Kool-Aid, 167,
Champagne, 171, 186
Pancakes and bacon, 176
Ginger ale, 180
Ice cream, 186
Apple juice, 186
Pigs in a blanket, 191
Ho-Ho's, 196
Bacon and eggs, 204
Books/Authors mentioned in The Perks of Being a Wallflower
:To Kill a Mockingbird
/ Harper Lee, 9, 11, 13, 14, 133, 193F. Scott Fitzgerald
This Side of Paradise
, 20, 105, 193The Great Gatsby, 63, 174, 193
Peter Pan / J.M. Barrie, 28, 46
A Separate Peace
/ John Knowles, 63The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk
/ Randy Shilts, 64Anne Rice, 68
The Catcher in the Rye
/ J. D. Salinger, 75, 80, 92, 193Henry David Thoreau, 189
Walden
, 83, 120, 128, 131, 193, 209On the Road
/ Jack Kerouac, 103, 106, 165, 193Naked Lunch
/ William S. Burroughs, 107, 111, 165, 169, 193ee cummings, 132, 143, 137, 193
Hamlet
/ William Shakespeare, 134, 193The Stranger / Albert Camus, 149, 164, 169, 193
The Fountainhead
/ Ayn Rand, 165, 166, 167, 169, 174, 180, 193Music mentioned in The Perks of Being a Wallflower
: Asleep / The Smiths
, 10, 93Blackbird, 37
MLK, 37
Landslide, 37
Pink Floyd
, 43The Village People
, 61Blondie, 61
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" / Nirvana
List on page 61-62
"Something" /The Beatles
, 68Nirvana, 104
John Lennon, 104
Jim Morrison, 104
The Slits
, 125Billie Holiday
, 125, 129, 173White Album, 135
"Broken Wings" / Mr. Mister
, 158Movies mentioned in The Perks of Being a Wallflower :
It's A Wonderful Life
,76, 86The Producers, 109
Reds, 114
The Graduate
, 164Harold and Maude
, 164My Life as a Dog, 164
Dead Poets Society, 164
The Unbelievable Truth
, 165Night of the Living Dead
, 193The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 47, 104, 109, 134, 147, 154, 174
Television mentioned in The Perks of Being a Wallflower:
Saturday Night Live
, 15, 89The Love Boat, 15
Fantasy Island, 15
M*A*S*H, 15, 78, 80, 104
Magazines mentioned in The Perks of Being a Wallflower:
Good Housekeeping, 15
Cosmopolitan, 15
Libraries mentioned in The Perks of Being a Wallflower:
Page 17: "I went to the library to look up the figures, and I found out that the episode we watched is the highest watched anything of television (MASH) history, which I find amazing because it felt like just the five of us."
Pages 64-65: "I went to the library when Patrick told me [Harvey Milk] was gay, and I did some research because I honestly didn't know much about it...."
Page 77: "My dad doesn't read books too much anymore because he listens to books on cassette tapes on the way to work, and he gets them free from the library."
Page 101: "I went to the library and checked out a book because I was getting scared."
Discussion questions for The Perks of Being a Wallflower :
Is Charlie "wiser than his years"?
Is the any significance to the poem on pages 70-73? How does it relate to the story?
What are the sister and brother's names?
Who do you think Charlie is writing to? What purpose do the letters serve?
Why or why wouldn't you recommend this book to a friend?
Would you want Bill as a teacher?
What do you think of the title? Fitting? What ARE the perks?
Describe "feeling infinite" from page 213
What do you think is Charlie's bravest moment?
What do you think is the right age/reading/grade level for this book?
