Charlie In Dannell Key's Flowers For Algernon

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In the story flowers for Algernon by Dannell key, Charlie is the main character and has a low IQ then gets an operation witch triples his IQ. He found a flaw in the operation had his IQ drops again. In the story you read his journal so you can see how he became smarter and in the order he became smarter and how. Charlie is determined to get smart and never gives up he always went to class, his teacher could tell he was trying hard, and he always did what the doctors told him to do. Charlie is a 37 year old man that cares for everyone never gives up and is brave. In the story Charlie would put flowers on Algernon grave after he died. Charlie wanted to keep racing Algernon so he could beat him. Charlie also stood up for the boy in the café that

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