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Comparing Flowers For Algernon And Charly
Compare and Contrast Essay

“Flowers for Algernon” and Charly

“Flowers for Algernon” and “Charly” have some similarities in Characters, in Setting, and in Plot.

1. Characters (state four similarities)

• In both the movie and the book charly was not very smart and wanted to have the operation done to make him smarter.
• In both the movie and the book charly had to race the mouse Algernon in a maze to see charly’s progress
• In both the movie and the book charly Had good support from miss kinian
• In both the movie and the book the guys at the factory were kinda mean to charly and made fun of him.

2. Setting (state two similarities)

• In both the movie and the book Charly was at the apartment where he lived
• In both
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