1. In the beginning Charlie is at the age of about 7 metally, even though he is 32. As Charlie goes to school and learns a little bit every day, his intelligence grows making him more mature. But now that he has had the surgery he is able to pick things up quickly by just looking at them. He is now debating with himself about his feeling about people and himself. He now feels like he is smarter than other people that he has trouble making and talking to friends. This makes him have feelings about whether he belongs or not. 2. I think there would be no book. With Charlie being unwealthy now in the book puts the whole story together. If Charlie were unwealthy there would be no full meaning to the story. With him being unwealthy and having a
