Comparing Flowers For Algernon And Charly

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FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON

The story Flowers for Algernon has both similarities and differences with the film Charly , such as characters and setting. The setting is similar because in the film Charly is mostly at the lab having experiments , taking tests, and racing Algernon. In the article Charly is mostly at the lab doing the same things.The differences about the setting is that,in the film Charly has a grandma taking care of him. In the story Charly doesn’t mention anything about his grandma. The characters are all similar in a way, such as their personalities. There was nothing different that changed about the the characters. Almost everything is the same in the film and story nothing really changed about the characters or setting.

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