Compare And Contrast Charlie And Noah Garrett

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Noah and Charlie Charlie Gordon and Noah Garrett, two characters from two totally different worlds. Noah, lost and confused after the death of both his parents, finds his uncle and discovers some of the ugly truths the world has. Then there is Charlie, Bound by an IQ of 65, wishes only to find profound knowledge. Both characters know hardship, but yet not for the same reasons, both know their own journeys, and the roadblocks ahead, but they both approach them with such velocity, between them there are many differences and similarities.
Physical abilities don’t define one’s self but do bring a great point of comparison. Charlie, limited to his IQ of 65 isn’t capable of much things physically. Charlie Gordon is also a janitor at a factory,

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