“Science is a way of life. Science is a perspective. Science is the process that takes us from confusion to understanding in a manner that's precise, predictive and reliable - a transformation, for those lucky enough to experience it, that is empowering and emotional.” -Brian Greene. The story is based around the main character Charlie Gordon who is mental handicapped. Charlie is discovered by two doctors that see Charlie with his various problems. The doctors look at him as the prime subject for their new research. Charlie has the operation on his brain and he discovers the world around him in a whole new meaning. Charlie discovers the way people actually act towards him, and he finds what true love is. As the novel moves along however
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Not just one window in the story Corso Paola states that symbolism is not just one thing, but can be many things. “For a symbolic object isn't just an object in a story. It represents something larger than itself and is a shortcut to theme. Communicating beyond the limits of language, objects and what they symbolize help reveal character, establish setting, create conflict, set tone and signify emotion. They accomplish all of this by making the abstract concrete, by allowing the writer to show rather than tell. Objects lend themselves to sensory details and let readers see and hear, taste and smell, grab hold of meaning. The window in the novel always starts with Charlie seeing himself when he was younger.” (Corso 254) This symbolizes the emotional distance between Charlie and the rest of the world around himself. He remembers watching children play outside through his window. The windows symbolizes how he was always held back from the kids because he was not like the rest of them. As Charlie becomes smart he is able to crossover to the other side of the window. Not only in reality because he understands the world, but crosses the window when he first met Fay. Charlie crossover has its disadvantages as well. The window always keeps Charlie away from people, weather he is intelligent or not. The window does not actually keep him away from people, it symbolizes his life and how it has
Not just one window in the story Corso Paola states that symbolism is not just one thing, but can be many things. “For a symbolic object isn't just an object in a story. It represents something larger than itself and is a shortcut to theme. Communicating beyond the limits of language, objects and what they symbolize help reveal character, establish setting, create conflict, set tone and signify emotion. They accomplish all of this by making the abstract concrete, by allowing the writer to show rather than tell. Objects lend themselves to sensory details and let readers see and hear, taste and smell, grab hold of meaning. The window in the novel always starts with Charlie seeing himself when he was younger.” (Corso 254) This symbolizes the emotional distance between Charlie and the rest of the world around himself. He remembers watching children play outside through his window. The windows symbolizes how he was always held back from the kids because he was not like the rest of them. As Charlie becomes smart he is able to crossover to the other side of the window. Not only in reality because he understands the world, but crosses the window when he first met Fay. Charlie crossover has its disadvantages as well. The window always keeps Charlie away from people, weather he is intelligent or not. The window does not actually keep him away from people, it symbolizes his life and how it has