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Charlie's trajectory may be your trajectory, not as an allegory. You may be that average person.

• mrexroad 3y ago
  s/allegory/analogy/ It may just be a side effect of my dyslexia coping, but I read it as ‘analogy’ until reading your comment. Even then, I’m am pretty sure everyone knew they meant ‘analogy’ and just moved on. It’s okay to point out mistakes, but please be civil when doing so.
  • myth2018 3y ago
    Hi, but I meant allegory indeed. According to Wiktionary: - (rhetoric) A narrative in which a character, place, or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences. - A picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation. - A symbolic representation which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one. He might have been triggered by my use of "average". I realize it now that it may not have been adequate, sorry for that, English is not my first language.
    • mrexroad 3y ago
      My bad, my dyslexia and reacting to less-than polite comment got best of me :)
• IggleSniggle 3y ago
  It wouldn't be allegory if it didn't apply to the majority of the bell curve. I'm not sure why you say "not an allegory." If Flowers for Algernon wasn't a story with something to teach us about our own lives, then I don't think so many of us would find it interesting. The only reason some people escape this fate is that they die too young.