Patrick

In Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Patrick is Sam’s stepbrother. They are the same age, so he is also around 17 when the novel starts. He moved to the high school fairly recently, when his dad married Sam’s mom. In Charlie’s opinion, Patrick “seemed like the kind of guy you could just walk up to at a football game even though you were three years younger and not popular.” (p. 21). Patrick immediately accepts Charlie, asks him questions about himself, and invites him into their friendship group. This suggests Patrick is inclusive and accepting. 

Patrick is gay. He is in a secret relationship with Brad, who plays on the school football team and who is afraid to tell anyone that he is gay. Patrick initially appears to be conf...