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This can be seen when Patrick, one of Charlie’s best friends, kisses Charlie. Throughout the course of the novel he remains a perpetual observer rather than an active participant in his own life, allowing the people around him to take control. While Charlie navigates adolescence over the course of the year, his character appears static. In this way, the story’s timeline is linear and spans the course of a year in Charlie’s life. The last letter is sent during the summer after his freshmen year. Among other things, his close friend’s suicide is what prompts him to write the letter because he needs someone to simply listen to him and understand what he’s going through. Charlie sends the first letter during the summer before his freshmen year of high school.
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