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    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

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    “Flowers of Algernon” VS “Charly Have you ever wondered if a film is better than its book? If you did‚ then you can relate to this article. The film “Charly” and the story “Flowers of Algernon” are two versions of the story about a middle age man who suffers from a learning disability that keeps him from learning simple things. He has an operation that makes him smarter. Both versions have similarities and differences such as; Charly’s feelings‚ plot of the story‚ and the story’s theme.

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    In the story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes and the movie Charly are about a mentally challenged man named Charlie Gordon who struggles to fit in with society. Charlie tries to fix his problem by getting an operation‚ performed by Dr. Richard Nemur and Dr. Edith Strauss‚ that would make him smarter. The operation did work. However‚ Charlie became way too smart for the rest of the society. The movie Charly‚ changes the point of view‚ foreshadowing‚ and characterization of the story “Flowers

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    Compare and Contrast Movie vs. Story During the motion picture “Charly” a 1968 film many differences and similarities were littered throughout. To start off the first and foremost difference is “Charly’s” love relationship in the film and his more friendship relationship in the short story. Another would include the friendship he held with Algernon and how little it was mentioned or displayed in the cinema. A more minor one would include Dr. Strauss being a male in the story and a female in the

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    sends bits and pieces of red hot coals in all directions‚ but are blocked down quickly by the charcoaled black cast iron wood burner. The unexplainable scent of the surroundings crawls into your nose and give you the constant reminder that you are in Charlies Bear Valley cabin. As you first drive into the small‚ but promising valley‚ you know that within minutes you will be in the cabin that makes dreams come true. As you pull into the long driveway‚ you cannot wait for the car to be thrown into park

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    Why does tommo believe he lives in Charlies glow? Over the past month I have been reading and studying the book private peaceful by Michael morpurgo. It’s a story about a young boy called Tommo who has an older brother Charlie a friend big Joe and their mother. Tommo looks up to Charlie‚ they always look out for each other. Tommo found a best friend at school called molly and both Charlie and Tommo soon fell in love with her. Later on in the book molly gives birth to a baby girl whose father is

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    The movie “ Charly ” was directed in 1968 . Which is base on the novel “ Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes . The movie was directed by Ralph Nelson. The main characters are Charly Gordon ‚ Miss Kinian ‚ Dr . Nemur ‚ Dr . Strass ‚hank ‚ Gimpy ‚ and Joey . In this movie there are some plot twist and there are things I like and don’t . The main character Charly has this disability where he spells things wrong and he still thinks he is a child . He has a job at a donut factory where he

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    book “Soldier’s Heart” by Gary Paulsen‚ how Charly will change this War against the North and the South. Soldier’s heart is when a man goes into the war and they come back home thinking they have to act the same and do the same things/ actions they did in the war. In the “Soldier’s Heart” book it talks about how Charly moves from a young boy looking for adventure to a young man with a “soldier’s heart.” Like when he enters into the war‚ and what Charly does at the end of the war to save his country

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    that a far away family member may be a killer. Uncle Charlie also played with Charlies moral in trying to draw her into helping him out with his crimes. During this time the American attitudes on both Charlies was new change and having a more interesting life instead of hiding in the shadows or a small town or deaths. The values that both Charlies have in not wanting to hurt the mother/sister in knowing that Uncle Charlies was a killer of women who used money uselessly. The significance of suspicion

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    Ignorance is bliss is something we humans use a lot‚ even if we don’t recognize it. For example‚ if someone’s son crashed their parent’s car‚ would the parent be happier if they had known or didn’t know about it. The parent if they had known would be angry about what had happen to the car and what their son had done‚ but if they didn’t know then they wouldn’t be angry. Sounds very simple correct? Then why do fat people avoid weighing themselves on a scale. Well now it’s not as simple as we think

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