https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme Create a theme statement about Perks, using your notes on theme statements to guide you. You can write your theme statement about one or more of the topics below, or you can choose your own topic(s). Once you have a theme statement, add it to the Padlet by clicking the + button. Title your post with your name! Topics = deception, loss of innocence, belonging, loneliness, longing, naivete. Then read Section 3, and post two quotes that support theme statements to the Padlet as comments. en-us 2020-10-10 22:35:09 UTC 2020-10-31 20:18:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822069416 Understanding one's emotions and desires allows them to find a universal truth regarding their life.]]> 2020-10-12 16:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822069416 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822086543 Celebrating inclusivity and feeling their emotions in order to truly find themselves and feel accepted.]]> 2020-10-12 16:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822086543 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822086590
We are all affected by others' choices and our choices affect others.]]> 2020-10-12 16:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822086590 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822087992 the expectations of high schoolers can drain someone of their true self ]]> 2020-10-12 16:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822087992 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822089378 Loss of innocence can change the perspective of a viewer]]> 2020-10-12 16:09:04 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822089378 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822090228 all it takes is another person to make someone feel like they belong]]> 2020-10-12 16:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822090228 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822091283 Acceptance for those who are different and understanding the painful truth of life. ]]> 2020-10-12 16:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822091283 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822091469 The loss of one's innocence can affect their perception of the world]]> 2020-10-12 16:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822091469 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822091782 Everyone is alone and is just trying to find someone to be alone with.]]> 2020-10-12 16:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822091782 hkis289984 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822092173 People act as people think they want others to want them to.]]> 2020-10-12 16:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822092173 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822094754 Knowledge can result in the loss of innocence.]]> 2020-10-12 16:10:43 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822094754 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822095564 we search for a place to belong, not realizing it is our attitudes and perceptions that allow us to belong ]]> 2020-10-12 16:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822095564 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822096394 Everyone wants to belong, but some people have to work harder to find where they belong. ]]> 2020-10-12 16:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822096394 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822099618 A sense of belonging can both make or break people]]> 2020-10-12 16:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822099618 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822105032 A common way to deal with trauma is to not acknowledge it which only makes it worse]]> 2020-10-12 16:13:42 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822105032 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822108246 finding your place among friends]]> 2020-10-12 16:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822108246 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822112808 2020-10-12 16:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822112808 dvig204545 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822113043 Harsh truths change the way you traverse and view the world permanently.]]> 2020-10-12 16:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822113043 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822115307 high school can strip you of your innocence ]]> 2020-10-12 16:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822115307 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822131538 As one learns more and gains more understanding, it results in loss of innocence ]]> 2020-10-12 16:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822131538 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822137020 2020-10-12 16:23:12 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822137020 cmit114688 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822137761 At some point in our lives we lose our innocence.]]> 2020-10-12 16:23:26 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822137761 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822147627 I feel great! I really mean it.]]> 2020-10-12 16:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822147627 epha222387 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822152870 the lost of one's innocence will happen sooner or later]]> 2020-10-12 16:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/822152870 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/823629213 High school influences ones decision makings, even if they aren't the right decision.]]> 2020-10-13 04:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/823629213 dlon84466 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/823699520 No matter what we put in our bodies, it can never stop our sorrow. It only deepens it.]]> 2020-10-13 05:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/823699520 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/833871610 Loss of innocence and searching for belonging.]]> 2020-10-15 20:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/833871610 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841786047 the idea of drugs can really change a persons set of mind  "I would tell you about the rest of the night, but I honestly don’t remember much about it. It’s all a very sad daze"]]> 2020-10-19 16:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841786047 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841787242 having people you trust in your life can help your mental health]]> 2020-10-19 16:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841787242 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841787594 he clearly seems to still have problems with everything going on around him and personal things like his love life and needing Sam his crush help him with his love life which i would imagine makes it weird. however the worst part is him being a wallflower and his tendency to be watching all the mess around him. such as his sister being pregnant. and saying "get out Charlie leave" (or at least that's what i think it is from memory.)]]> 2020-10-19 16:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841787594 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841788493 2020-10-19 16:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841788493 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841789918 everyone hides or drowns problems rather than face them ]]> 2020-10-19 16:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841789918 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841791752 Repressing feelings never solves actual issues because they don't go away.]]> 2020-10-19 16:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841791752 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841791822 Temporary solutions to problems only cause more problems. "I would tell you about the rest of the night, but I honestly don’t remember much about it. It’s all a very sad daze"]]> 2020-10-19 16:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841791822 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841793008 People often distract themselves to escape their problems]]> 2020-10-19 16:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841793008 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841795506 Suppressing feelings with substances is not a cure, it's a block.
"From there you go, to you're going to be okay, to you probably should never do acid again, Sam went on to explain what she called "the trance." The trance happens when you don't focus on anything, and the whole big picture swallows and moves around you. She said it was usually metaphoric, but for people who should never do acid again, it was literal." (Chbosky 58)]]> 2020-10-19 16:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841795506 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841796146 2020-10-19 16:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841796146 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841796245 2020-10-19 16:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841796245 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841800219 He is keeping his emotions inside of him and will come out sooner or later. ]]> 2020-10-19 16:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841800219 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841803820 We are all imprisoned by our minds ]]> 2020-10-19 16:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841803820 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841841728 2020-10-19 16:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841841728 cmit114688 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841939539 Repressing feelings can cause stress and make you do things that will damage you.
"I hadn't looked at myself in the mirror at the party for a long time because my face was different and frightened me. Or else I would have noticed. My sister did help me trim up a bit, and I was lucky because everyone in school including Sam and Patrick thought it looked cool.
"Chic" was Patrick's word.
Regardless, I decided to never take LSD again."(Chbosky 56)

]]> 2020-10-19 17:02:47 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/841939539 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/842883990 Learning that others have had similar experiences provides comfort.

"Sam went on to explain what she called 'the trance.' The trance happens when you don’t focus on
anything, and the whole big picture swallows and moves around you. She said it was usually meta-
phoric, but for people who should never do acid again, it was literal.

That’s when I started laughing. I was so relieved" (Chbosky 58).]]> 2020-10-19 21:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/842883990 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/843088453 Hiding feelings isn't good and can lead to bad things.]]> 2020-10-19 23:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/843088453 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/843282551 Doing drugs just one time can change one's perspective ]]> 2020-10-20 01:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/843282551 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/843504262 Mental health is not something that can be fixed easily. 

]]> 2020-10-20 04:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/843504262 dlon84466 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/845278233 More times then not, It is in our nature to do things no matter how many times we are told not to. ]]> 2020-10-20 15:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/845278233 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/861683314 Seeing other people in pain can help you understand your own]]> 2020-10-26 13:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/861683314 sdem266822 https://padlet.com/norman2020/perks_3_theme/wish/878965833 One's naivety can can have negative effects. 
"They had sex for the first time that night."
"When they were finished Brad started to cry really hard."
Patrick and Brad's naivety about sex effected both of them in a negative way.

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