My Favorite Line From the Perks of Being a Wallflower

      "When we got out of the tunnel, Sam screamed this really fun scream, and there it was. Downtown. Lights on buildings and everything that makes you wonder. Sam sat down and started laughing. Patrick started laughing. I started laughing.
       
        And in that moment, I swear we were infinite" (Chbosky 39).






        This line is incredibly important to the development of the plot, and is also one of my favorite lines so far throughout the book. Until now, Charlie, the main character, has had a  rough time making friends and feeling like he belongs-hence the title-wallflower. When riding in Patrick's truck, Charlie begins to let go of the pain bubbling inside of him and of everything that has left him withered. He has finally found friends that he can be himself with and who accept him for everything he is. This develops the plot line by giving Charlie a sense of security in his life that he has never had before. With the last line of the excerpt, Charlie writes, "And in that moment, I swear we were infinite" (Chbosky 39). This line is not only poetic and powerful in itself, but it wonderfully explains all of the feelings and realizations about life that Charlie has bottled up inside of him.



A picture representing the iconic quote within the scene in the movie adaptation.