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Compare And Contrast Flowers For Algernon
Don't you hate it when you read an awesome book but the movie is just not up to par? And isn’t it the worst when the film doesn’t have the same key details that are in the book? This is the case in the short story and film of “Flowers for Algernon”. Portrayal of characters, setting, and characters, all of which are missing in the film but are found in the short story. These are all crucial parts to the plot and story line of the short story.
First here are the similarities of the short story and the movie. For example Charlie got the the same intelligence improving surgery in the short story and in the movie. Algernon, a white mouse, had the same intelligence improving surgery. This also occurred in both the movie and short story. Charlie’s
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