Essay

Though I'm not entirely sure what I would like to write my essay on, I do know that I want it to pertain to my individual presentation book, "The Perks of Being a Wall Flower." I feel that this would be the best book to write my essay on because out of the books provided, it is the one I can relate to best. I fell that this is very important for this essay. I have been thinking about the things I could write about, and they range from the impact parents can have on teens to how much peers influence others. Throughout my brainstorming, I have narrowed it down to a few in particular.

One of my ideas are to write about the effect of friends have on teens. I feel this would be interesting because, as we all know, people can make huge impacts on an individuals life, especially a teen. In the book, the main character tries drugs, experiments with sex and relationships, and does certain things to try to please his friends. I feel like I could get a good, concrete essay out of this topic.

Another topic I am thinking about for my essay is music in the youth culture. In the book, music is as big a factor to the main character as his friends. I feel that even in my youth, I have used music to express myself as well as to vent. The character in the book realizes the impact that music has on situations and I believe it will make for an interesting paper.

Of the two topics I have narrowed it down to, however, I feel that the stronger essay would come from the topic of friendship. Though I believe that I could write an interesting paper on the effect of music on teens, I don't think it would be as stable as I would like it to be. Though I still have a decision to make, I still believe that these are two very good topics and that I would be able to confidently write my essay on either of the two.