If Dr. Seuss wrote Flowers for Algernon, it might sound a little like this: Charlie One or Charlie Two? Is he old or is he new? In other words, figuring out who you are is hard enough without having a major brain change. Charlie has a pretty painful realization that while he wants to be smart, his old self will always be hanging around and making life complicated. And let's face it: his new self can kind of be a jerk sometimes. Charlie may have the brainpower to contemplate his newfound identity, but it's not going to be an easy task.
Problem numero uno for Charlie is that everyone just assumes he's got life figured out. Why doesn't Charlie possess emotional intelligence? Even though Charlie is all sorts of confused, he sounds pretty convinced
Problem numero uno for Charlie is that everyone just assumes he's got life figured out. Why doesn't Charlie possess emotional intelligence? Even though Charlie is all sorts of confused, he sounds pretty convinced