The story begins with a quiet , sensitive 15 - year - old boy named Charlie writing letters about his life to an unknown recipient . Charlie chooses that person because he said that he heard the person was nice and thought that this person would not be judgmental . He discusses his first year at high school , grappling with two traumatic experiences from his past : the suicide of his only middle - school friend , Michael Dobson , a year before , and the death of his favorite aunt , Helen , during his early childhood .

Question: who was charlie writing to in perks of being a wallflower movie
Answer: an unknown recipient