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How Does Charlie Change In Flowers For Algernon
In the story Flowers for Algernon the main character Charlie has a learning disability and he wants to learn to become smarter. So he undergoes an operation on his brain by Neurosurgeons named Doctor Strauss and Doctor Nemur. Charly´s emotions changed after the operation, for instance he became happier, he thought he was better than some people, and he didn't become kinder.The first sign of him becoming happier after the operation was when he finally realized that he was slowly gaining knowledge and enhancing his reading abilities.Now he can be what he always wanted to be smart. Another change of emotion after the procedure would be Charly thinking he was better than some people, an example of this is a quote from the story “I told myself

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