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Summary Of The Short Story Charles

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In the short story, ‘’Charles,’’ many readers believe it is too easy to see the twist at the end. I agree with the statement because Laurie’s parents never gave him enough attention, he talked about Charles oddly, and also did not treat his parents nicely. To begin with, Laurie’s parents never gave him enough attention. This is why he creates Charles and his head and acts the way he does. He also acts terribly in school and that gives him attention from the other kids, and this gives him another reason. But, when his parents start giving him a little more attention he settles down and becomes the teacher 's helper. Second off, he talks about Charles weirdly. He talks about Charles weirdly like, he is asking for attention like, ‘’ today you won

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