Compare And Contrast Flowers For Algernon

Between the book, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, and the movie, Charly, based on the Flowers for Algernon, there are some similarities such as the overall plot of the story and the boy in the diner scene, but there are some distinct differences such as the ending of the film compared to the ending of the book. First of all, the major plot points, such as Charlie getting accepted for the operation, are close to identical. In both the movie and book, Charlie gets accepted for the intelligence-raising operation, begins to get smarter and learns more because of the operation, and then realizes that his brain is deteriorating back to it’s original state. Another similarity includes the meaningful (to Charlie) scene where the mentally disabled