Charlie Gordon
The most motivated man in the world
Charlie's Characteristics
Before the Operation
“I hope they used me. Miss Kinnian says maybe they can make me smart. I want to be smart” (Keyes 33). This shows that Charlie is determined, because he wants to do things to be smart, and wants to improve his education.
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After the Operation
Charlie was not smart, and then it took some time for the operation to kick in. He came smarter day by day. “Nothing is happening. I had lots of tests and different kinds of races with Algernon. I hate that mouse. He always beats me” (Keyes 38). “Anyway, now I know I’m getting smarter every day. I know punctuation and I can spell good” (Keyes 44). This shows that after Charlie’s operation, it took time for the smartness to kick in. “Dr. Strauss said I got to play those games. And he said some time I got to take those tests over again. Thse inkblots are stupid. And those pictures are stupid. I like to draw those picture of a man and a woman but I wont makeup lies about people. I got a headache from trying to think so much” (Keyes 38). “I’m reading a lot now, and Miss Kinnian says I read very fast. Sometimes I even understand what I’m reading about, and it stays in my mind” (Keyes 44). This shows that Charlie is developing his learning, and is doing things that he can’t do.
Dynamic Character
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