The surgery improved Charlie's life by making him more intelligent. The surgery was good for Charlie because it made Charlie more aware of his surroundings and being able to problem solve. After the surgery, Charlie figures out the his so called “friends” were making fun of him.In the being, the reader had to use dramatic irony to make an inference that he was being made of by his friends. ”Their really my friends and they like me”(Keyes 6). Making that his friends are not friends makes him think and not trust everyone. ”I jumped up and shouted, "Shut up!Leave him alone! It's not his fault he can't understand. He can't help what lie is! But for God's sake . . . he's still a human being!"(Keyes 13).In addition, this dialogue tells the reader that Charlie understands that …show more content…
After the surgery, his spelling and grammar was getting better.Another key reason why the surgery improved Charlie's quality of life. Over the course of the story after he gets smarter we can see in his writing that he is getting better. ”I like to look up all the hard words in the dictionary and I remember them. I'm reading a lot now, and Miss Kinnian says I read very fast”(Keyes 7). After the surgery, one can also see that the surgery helped him with his memory so he could spell those big words out. Now his reading is better.This was a positive change to Charlie because it helped the reader and the other characters in the stories that read is progress reports to understand his