How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph) or (Page Number)
Quote #1
I askd Dr Strauss what good is it to get smart in my sleep if I want to be smart when Im awake. He said it's the same thing and I have two minds. (8.29)
Holy psychology, Batman. If Charlie has two minds, is one more reliable than the other? How do you know?
Quote #2
It was a horrible dream but I got out of bed and wrote it all down and then I started to free associate. (9.50)
Charlie figures out how to use his awful flashbacks for the greater good. Even though he's having a miserable time, he figures he can get a glimpse into his true character.
Quote #3
I had reached a new level, and anger and suspicion were my first reactions to the world around me. (9.58)
Wait a second—isn't smart Charlie supposed to be happy Charlie? Turns out people are complex. This is why everyone's in therapy, Charlie.
Quote #4
I'm confused. I don't know what I know anymore. (11.78)
Why do you think Charlie's first reaction to his new world is confusion? Can he take any knowledge for granted, or is it all up for questioning?
Quote #5
In some ways, you're so advanced, and yet when it comes to making a decision, you're still a child. (11.91)
Problem numero uno for Charlie is that everyone just assumes he's got life figured out. Why doesn't Charlie possess emotional intelligence?
Quote #6
I'm like a man born blind who has been given a chance to see the light. (11.107)
Even though Charlie is all sorts of confused, he sounds pretty convinced that surgery was the right choice. Remember the Plato epigraph (check out the "Epigraph" section for a brush-up if you need it)? Looks like Charlie has been reading up on his philosophers.
Quote #7
I admit I had come here with a chip on my shoulder. (13.156)
Well, well, well—look who can finally admit he's a bit conceited. Charlie didn't get a big ego implanted in him during the surgery, which begs the question: is he just naturally stuck-up?
Quote #8
But the deeper I get tangled up in this mass of dreams and memories the more I realize that emotional problems can't be solved as intellectual problems are. (14.202)
Sounds like Charlie needs a shoulder to cry on. But wait, what is the difference between solving emotional and intellectual problems? How does Charlie's approach to each differ?