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Charlie Dialectical Journal

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"The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is." -Desiderius Erasmus. In a way, Charlie thought he could reach happiness by becoming intelligent. His eagerness to go through with the operation made Charlie think that he was ready to become who he was supposed to be. Who was Charlie supposed to be? His intelligence came with a price that made him rethink his entire situation. Charlie was happier with an IQ of 68 because he was oblivious to what was going on around him, people would treat him differently after the surgery, and he struggled with his identity.
Charlie was happier when he was oblivious to what was going on around him. Being oblivious and ignorant is not a good thing, but in Charlie's case, not knowing
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