I like the novel Flowers for Algernon better because it kept me interested to see what was going to happen next, and Of Mice and Men took forever for something exciting to happen. Charlie had his operation mid way through the book and it kept me wondering what was going to happen to him next. The only thing that was exciting in Of Mice and Men occurred in the last chapter. Another reason why I like Flowers for Algernon better is because it is easier to follow and it had a better plot. In Of mice and Men there was a whole chapter of just people talking. Overall, Flowers for Algernon kept me interested more than Of Mice and Men did. Both novels gave good examples of how the lack of intelligence affects the amount of success a person can have. Charlie lived a boring life before the surgery and Lennie was shot because he didn't understand that killing things was wrong. Both Charlie and Lennie had a difficult time fitting in and making a difference in their lives. Lennie and Charlie were also treated poorly due to their mental disabilities. Charlie was often mistreated by the people he worked with at the bakery, and Lennie was treated poorly by his best friend George.
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