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Charlie describes his mom as a quiet and beautiful person who rarely opens up, perhaps because she was physically abused by her father as a child. When she became pregnant with Charlie’s older brother, she dropped out of college to become a stay-at-home mom. Charlie’s mom gives him a collection of her favorite books for his birthday, and those shared stories establish a stronger bond between them. Though Charlie opens up more to her near the end of the story, it is likely because of his mom’s quietness and his father’s tendency to hide most emotions that Charlie represses his feelings and memories rather than talking about them.
Charlie’s Mom Quotes in The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The The Perks of Being a Wallflower quotes below are all either spoken by Charlie’s Mom or refer to Charlie’s Mom. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Sometimes, I look at my parents now and wonder what happened to make them the way they are. And I wonder what will happen to my sister when her boyfriend graduates from law school. And what my brother’s face will look like on a football card, or what it will look like if it is never on a football card. My dad played college baseball for two years, but he had to stop when Mom got pregnant with my brother. That’s when he started working at the office.
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Charlie’s Mom Quotes in The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The The Perks of Being a Wallflower quotes below are all either spoken by Charlie’s Mom or refer to Charlie’s Mom. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Sometimes, I look at my parents now and wonder what happened to make them the way they are. And I wonder what will happen to my sister when her boyfriend graduates from law school. And what my brother’s face will look like on a football card, or what it will look like if it is never on a football card. My dad played college baseball for two years, but he had to stop when Mom got pregnant with my brother. That’s when he started working at the office.
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