Flowers for Algernon

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Keyes prefaces the novel with a quote from Plato, which in no uncertain terms discourages men from making fun of those less fortunate. Charlie would symbolize what Plato meant in this quote. Only those with a weak character would make fun of those who have physical or mental weaknesses.

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Flowers for Algernon