The author influences the reader to view mentally handicapped people in a different way. The author shows how people take advantage and make fun of mentally handicapped people. A lot of times the people who do make fun of the mentally handicapped are often ignorant to their feelings and that individuals dignity. The author views mentally handicapped as people and not just vegetables. The author uses Charlie before and after the operation to exploit how a mentally handicapped person would feel if they became aware they were being made fun of instead of being included in the laughter. Charlie realized he was the joke and the people who he was with weren't laughing with him but at him. After reading this novel, I can say that the book has somewhat opened my eyes but before I read the book I felt that the mentally handicapped should never be made fun. They have feelings just like any other human being. The novel just backed up my previous view of the mentally handicapped. Since this novel was written, the way the mentally handicapped have been treated has significantly gotten better. People today know not to make fun of these individuals who have mental disabilities.
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