Patrick (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)

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Patrick is a charismatic, openly gay high school senior and one of Charlie's closest friends in "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," known for his humor, vulnerability, and complex relationship with a closeted classmate.

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instanceOf fictional character
film character
literary character
alias Nothing
appearsIn The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film) NERFINISHED
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (novel) NERFINISHED
closeFriendOf Charlie Kelmeckis NERFINISHED
conflict Brad's fear of coming out
creator Stephen Chbosky NERFINISHED
emotionalArc coping with breakup from Brad
familyRelation stepbrother of Sam (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
friendGroup Charlie's group of misfit friends
friendOf Sam (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) NERFINISHED
fullName Patrick NERFINISHED
gender male
helpsWith helping Charlie feel less alone
introducing Charlie to their friend group
is openly gay
medium epistolary novel
feature film
narrativeRole Charlie's mentor-like friend
comic relief
emotional support for Charlie
notableScene lunchroom fight with Brad and his friends
notableTrait uses humor to mask pain
occupation high school student
participatesIn The Rocky Horror Picture Show performances
school talent show
personalityTrait charismatic
humorous
outgoing
vulnerable
witty
portrayedBy Ezra Miller NERFINISHED
reasonForAlias nickname given in shop class
relationshipDynamicWithBrad Brad is closeted
relationshipStatusWithBrad secret relationship
romanticRelationshipWith Brad NERFINISHED
schoolYear senior
setting Pittsburgh area high school
sexualOrientation gay
supports Charlie's social integration
themeAssociation LGBTQ+ identity
coming of age
friendship
homophobia
secrecy and shame
timePeriod early 1990s

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Ezra Miller portrayed Patrick (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)