Charlie Gordon is 37-years-old and mentally challenged. He writes daily progress reports about everything that has happened to him. “Mr. Strauss says I [should] [write] down what I think and [everything] that [happens] to me from now on,” as Charlie states in progress report 1- March 5,1965. As Charlie’s intelligence increases since he had the operation, the progress that he has made in his writing and perspectives on things is very clear. In progress report 2- March 6 Charlie goes into take an inkblot test that he thinks he failed. Charlie clearly misunderstood what the real meaning of the test was and he states, “I had a test today. I think I [failed] it. -What [happened] is a nice young man was in the room and he had some white cards with
