The movie Charlie and the story “Flowers for Algernon” the main character Charlie a thirty seven year old born with the mind of an eight year old becomes smarter by surgical means. When Charlie becomes smarter he finds out that the operation will not last, and that it is temporary. Charlie has reviewed his work dozens of times, but hasn’t found a flaw. The movie, Charlie, changes the characterization, symbol, and the point of view of the story, “Flowers for Algernon,” which makes the story more effective. The first literary element difference is the change in characterization, or how the reader characterizes the che character. In the story Charlie is in love with Miss Kinnian, but he doesn’t tell her so their only relationship is student and
