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How does the author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower use his own experiences to create the characters of Sam and Patrick?
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Chbosky used his own experiences to create the characters of Sam and Patrick. The characters of Sam and Patrick were an amalgamate and celebration of several people Chbosky has met. Sam was based on girls who confided in him, and Patrick was "all the kids I knew who were gay and finding their way to their own identity.