Similarities And Differences In Flowers For Algernon

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The story Flowers For Algernon has both similarities and differences with the film Charly such as Charlie wanting to be smart .He wanted to be smart in both film and text. In the text and film Miss Kinnian was the night school teacher.In the text Dr.straus is a guy, but in the film Dr.straus is a girl.Miss Kinnian was the one that has helped charlie since the beginning.Dr.straus was a guy in the text, but in the film Dr.straus is a girl.Charlie tried to make out with Miss Kinnian.In the text charlie didn´t try making out with Miss Kinnian.In the film he tried making out with her.The story Flowers For Algernon has both similarities and differences with the film Charly such as charlie trying to make out with miss kinnian.It is a bad thing that

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