The Tree of Knowledge
Fanny Birden may be a bit of a nut, but she introduces a symbol that haunts Charlie through the whole book. Break out your Bibles, Shmoopers: the tree of knowledge is making an appearance. "It was...
Algernon
Yep, our fuzzy little friend is a symbol for Charlie's status as science experiment. Let's face it: he lives in a cage and runs through mazes for food. And most importantly, the little guy couldn't...
Inkblots
What the heck does a Rorschach test stand for anyway? Charlie's initial belief that there are "pictures in the ink—that everyone could see…" (57) changes drastically when he realizes that the t...
The Window
Pre-surgery, Charlie views things just a tad differently than everyone else. He's always looking through a window in his childhood, trying to figure out how to get to the other side. It's all about...