Flowers for Algernon/Tear Jerker

"Charlie: I have often reread my progress reports and seen the illiteracy, the childish naiveté, the mind of low intelligence peering from a dark room, through a keyhole, at the dazzling light outside. I see that even in my dullness that I knew I was inferior, and that other people had something I lacked - something denied me. In my mental blindness, I thought it was somehow connected to the ability to read and write, and I was sure that if I could get those skills I would automatically have intelligence too. Charlie: Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men."
 * The end of Flowers for Algernon.
 * WARNING: Do not read the spoiler text above. Just... don't do it. Don't do it.
 * The analogy about the keyhole... It's not fair.
 * The analogy about the keyhole... It's not fair.


 * Charlie's Nov. 16th entry near the end (July 25th in the short story):
 * This troper only read the short story version, but the exact moment when  reduced her to tears. Ditto for every time he mentions his coworkers in a positive light.
 * Pretty much every memory from Charlie's childhood.
 * The ending. This troper is a big believer in karma in stories. When a character, regardless of their track record, does something inherently wrong, he or she should be punished accordingly. Charlie, who'd been basically slapped around like a bitch for the entire novel, . The real kick in the balls is HE DID NOTHING TO DESERVE THIS. He was a mentally retarded man who yearned to be "normal", and apparently that was too much to ask. Apparently that justified putting him through hell.
 * Knowing the final fate of Charlie, given that, you know what's bound to happen...
 * Knowing the final fate of Charlie, given that, you know what's bound to happen...