SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -When Miss Kinnian came to visit Charlie while in a bad state (intelligence dropping, no job, no friends) why did Charlie send her away? Because Charlie didn’t want her to see him in such a bad state and feel sorry for him. Charlie is happier at the end of the story than at the beginning.

Detailed explanation-2: -Charlie goes to Miss Kinnian’s class because he is determined to become smarter. He attends her night class for “slow adults” learning how to read and write/spell. He wants to be smart, not dumb; so he took it upon himself (initiative) to sign-up and attends her class.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why does Charlie think Miss Kinnian is very old even though she is younger than Charlie? because to him she was really smart (unreachable genius) and that made her seem older than she was. Explain the IRONY in how Charlie’s relationships with other people are affected by his increased intelligence.

Detailed explanation-4: -Charlie is beginning to realize his feelings of love for Alice Kinnian and is struggling with all of the recovered memories that these feelings arouse. As a child, Charlie had been taught to stay away from women and to suppress any feelings he had toward them.

Detailed explanation-5: -What makes Charlie sad when he takes Miss Kinnian out for dinner? He knows he will leave her behind intellectually. Which event foreshadows what will happen to Charlie?

Detailed explanation-6: -She is patient with Charlie and helps him work through his emotional conflicts, even as she recognizes that she no longer can reach him intellectually and that his intellect has made it too difficult for her to be around him. She is always honest with Charlie and with herself.