Charlie’s story is very tragic but the biggest thing I pulled from the book and from Charlie is the power of acceptance and I think that’s what a lot of the characters realized by the end like >! the ones at the bakery. !<

The way Daniel Keyes was able to assimilate Plato’s allegory of the cave into the very life blood of the narrative was impressive and made the story all the better. The book also has many very memorable iconic lines like

! “I passed your floor on the way up, and now I’m passing it on the way down, and I don’t think I’ll be taking this elevator again.” !<

All in all Charlie’s story was very touching and impactful one I’ll never forget.

  • Hatpar@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    We all live Charlie’s story, his is just compressed, we start off dumb, we got through puberty and eventually reach the peak of our powers and then slowly the mind and the body deteriorates until we are just babes again needing simple attentions and not quite the sharp tool we once were. That’s what I love about the story, and why it resonates with us all.