Charlie is 32 years old, and he can't write well. He goes to a school for those who are mentally challenged. His IQ is very low. He works at a bakery.

Dr. Strauss tells Charlie to write down and remember everything that happens to him. Dr. Strauss wants Charlie to do this so he can see if he can use him in an experiment.

The story is written from Charlie's point of view, and the spelling is strange because of Charlie's intellectual disability makes it difficult for him to write well

Charlie has to look at white cards with inkblots on them (Rorschach Test)

Charlie cant' see pictures in the inkblots, so he thinks the glasses will help him see pictures. When that doesn't work, he thinks he needs a new pair of glasses that will work.

The rabbit's foot helps comfort Charlie when he is scared or nervous.

Charlie thinks he failed the test. Charlie repeats the same answer over and over and acts antsy.

Miss Kinnian is Charlie's night school teacher.

Charlie wants to become smarter and learn. It tells us that Charlie is curious and that he wants to improve himself.

It was a test in which Charlie was shown a series of pictures of people and objects, and for each picture, Charlie was asked to make up a story about what he sees.

Charlie "failed" the test because he did not come up with a story. He thought telling a story about the pictures was lying.

Algernon is a mouse. In this statement, Charlie was referring to a maze puzzle that he had to solve before Algernon.

Charlie said he did not know that mice were so smart, and he was okay with losing to a smart mouse.

The experiment is an operation to make Charlie smarter.

Dr. Strauss argues that Charlie is a good candidate for the operation because motivated and good natured

Dr. Nemur was against using Charlie at first because it is the first time the operation is going to be done on a person and there are a lot of dangerous risks involved with it.

Charlie feels scared and nervous about the operation. He brings his rabbit's foot with him and other good luck charms (lucky penny and horseshoe) to help calm him down. Charlie also excited because he hopes he will become smarter and be able to beat Algernon at the maze. Charlie also feels hungry because he is not allowed to eat before the operation.

After the operation, Charlie's spelling began improving. He learned how to spell Progress Report correctly, and the report is longer than his past ones, suggesting his memory is improving.