Michael Dobson

Michael Dawson
Name	Michael
Gender	Male
Age	13
Status	Dead (committed suicide in the 8th grade)

^{entioned in The Perks of Being a Wallflower. He was Charlie's best friend in middle school. He committed suicide a year prior to the events of the novel.}

^History

^{Not much is mentioned about Michael in the book, although it is suggested that he had "problems at home."} He had been to Charlie's house before and slept overnight. Charlie references him when he is depressed. In a deleted scene, Michael is shown talking to Charlie about Charlie's new radio set and about his eventual girlfriend, Susan.]

^{His Death}

^{He killed himself with a gun. His parents said he left no suicide note, but he did give Charlie, as a present, a poem about suicide}

^{Relationships}

^Family

^{His family was known to "have problems" meaning they argued a lot and could have been abusive. This led to Michael's death.}

^Friends

^{Charlie: tries to deal with his death by going to see a therapist. Charlie breaks down when he finds out that Michael believed he had no one to talk to, saying 'he could have talked to me'.}

^{Susan was his girlfriend at the time and used to be friends with Charlie until Michael killed himself. Now she ignores and shuns Charlie. Charlie holds a grudge against Susan and even refers to her as a whore.}