Charlie Gordon's Flowers For Algernon

The main idea of “Flowers for Algernon” was about a man named Charlie Gordon who was mentally ill. He received a life changing operation that shifted his entire world around in an instant. On the other hand the main idea of eleanor & park was about a girl named Eleanor Douglas whose stepdad Richie was abusive. Soon after this recurring event she was forced to switch schools, she met Park who she later fell in love with. There are several major similarities and differences concerning the characters Charlie from “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, and Eleanor from eleanor & park by Rainbow Rowell. Charlie and Eleanor’s personalities were different in various ways. Charlie was very determined and light hearted. He was enthusiastic about

For instance, when Eleanor was faced with a problem she would solve it herself and not ask for assistance. Charlie differed because he was usually very open about his problems and would write them down, or ask others for help. An example of Eleanor not asking for help was when people bullied her or called her names, she would not tell her teachers or parents about it. Charlie would write down all his problems in his progress reports, sometimes he would even ask one of his doctors. Their behaviors were also different when they were learning. Charlie would usually ask a lot of questions and was curious, like during his ink blot test. He wanted to learn new things all the time, he never ev skipped one of his classes with Ms.Kinnian. Eleanor was different because she didn’t enjoy going to school because of the bullies and drama, one of the only reasons that she went to school was to see Park on the bus and to get away from

Charlie was happy most of the time and very joyful. He was always laughing along with his “friends” and was very optimistic even though life as rough for him. Charlie would try his hardest to learn and when he started to become a genius he grew even happier. The only time Charlie was not happy was when he realized that he could not be smart forever, the thought of losing all of those different feelings and knowledge made him feel like he had lost importance and he was sad. On the other hand there was Eleanor who was always worried about what was going to happen next. She was very cautious and paranoid most of the time. She knew that she could be kicked out of her home at any minute by Richie, but she accepted the fact and was always trying to keep quiet and just deal with all of her stepdads wild behaviors. She seemed very anxious and held most of her thoughts inside. She usually felt angry or sad but had nobody to share it with, except for park, which gave her some