Conflict

One example of conflict in this novel is that Charlie is a wallflower,

and does not participate in life as much as he needs to. The
filmmaker obviously interpreted this as an important part to the
story, so a lot of scenes in the film show how Charlie is a
wallflower. In the novel, Bill thinks that Charlie needs to
participate more in life: Its just that sometimes people use
thought to not participate in life. (p.24). The filmmakers
conveyed this in the film by making Bill ask a question about
which author invented the paperback book, which was Charles
Dickens. Now, no one else knew the answer, except Charlie.
Instead of raising his hand, he wrote down the answer in his
notebook. He also did this for another question that he knew the
answer to. This showed that he was using his thought and is not
really participating in the classroom. He thought of the answer,
but didnt participate. At the school dances in the novel, Charlie is
described as sitting in the background (p.23). At the school
dance in the film, they interpreted this as Charlie literally being
attached to the wall the entire time, hes literally a wallflower.

The filmmakers also followed that quote from Bill about

participating very well. When Charlie narrates some parts of the
film, you can see how much hes overthinking instead of
participating. Also, at the beginning, Charlie seems to stand out
from the crowd at school, always separated from everyone else,
giving the illusion that he doesnt fit in. In the novel, it says, I
keep quiet most of the time, and only one kid named Sean really
seemed to notice me. He waited for me after gym class and said
really immature things like how he was going to give me a
swirlie This shows that he doesnt fit in at school. In the film,
they showed this by having him separated and alone at high
school the majority of the time.