Charlie and Morrie are different because Charlie has a learning disability, Morrie has ALS, Charlie wants to fit in, and Morrie wants to have a fulfilled life . They are different because Charlie has a slow learning disability, and Morrie has ALS. Charlie is a slow learner, and can’t see and understand things everybody else sees things. Morrie has ALS, so Morrie’s muscles are slowly shutting down he is slowly dying which is different from a slow learner like Charlie. Charlie with his slow learning disability he can’t understand tests, and thinks he fails them which is different from Morrie since he was a professor which he handed out the tests. Another reason Charlie and Morrie are different is because Charlie thinks he’s dumb and wants