The Perks of being A Wallflower the middle!

Progressing in this book has been great! The first time i realized a connection between Perks and the Catcher in the Rye, it has just kept me on the look out for more connections and because this is not the first time i had ever read either book, I discover new ideas every time. So at this point in the novel, Holden and Charlie are both out of place, desperate for someone to save them because neither of them feel they can run their own lives. Charlie has just started high school, scarred by his friends death, and confused about probably everything around him, while all he can seem to do is cry. He does not always know why he is crying, he just realizes he wants to be saved. Holden too is failing out of school, he has tried wondering around alone but it is just not working out for him, he too needs a freind, an older friend with advice and guidence. Charlie discovers Patrick. He is not the most popular boy but he has freinds, he fits in which is all Charlie wants to do at this point based on his insecurity and the fact that he has no idea who he is. And Holden goes to see an old teacher, Mr Antiloni, a professor who he adored, the man who was brave enough to carry away the dead body of the boy who took his own life. All the boys talk to their heros, they learn, they for the first time feel safe and accepted. Yet in both cases, eventually, a strange happening takes place. Both Patrick and Mr Antiloni make a sexual pass at the vulnerable boys. Now i do not believe that both men are homosexual, yet heros as they often do take advantage of those who look up to them. Now Charlie and Holden must move on in their lives, seemingly alone but are they really?