Stargirl / Jerry Spinelli

Stargirl porcupine necktie is a symbol of identity. She describes it as "... the neatest thing in the world." and "I kept looking for one of my own, but I could never find one."(P1) These quotes mean she is looking for idintity of her, like something that represents her characteristics. the necktie she likes is her uncle's. So the necktie is the symbol of its identity.I think her name is her symbol too. I mean names represent people and on the first day of the school she sings in the lunchroom and people clap. I think singing is like a star and her name is stargirl. she is a girl like a star. I consider that her name shows what kind of person she is and it foreshadows what she does as the story goes.

The perks of being a wallflower final entry

Charlie sees and hears a lot of things and he's very emotional toward them. He faints often and he ends up in the bed at the hostpital because he uses drugs and he's not tough mentally. He learns that he can be himself and be honest to other people. He doesn't have to keep his feelings. He often says he loves his family because around him there are many bad parents who have bad influence to their children and children screw up. By saying that he's making sure that his parents are good and he's a good boy. But he's scared sometimes. The significance is that he learns the way children grew deoends on their parents but children are not always bad just because thier parents are bad. So he felt better and thats what he learns and the significance of this book.
I enjoyed this book because charlie's perspective is very unique. I never experienced that my favourite person died so I guess thats the new perspective I got from Charlie. After I cry I feel healthier but after charlie cries his heart is still broken so that's painful. Moreover he's mentally sick and fragile. i hope i help someone who is like charlie.