Flowers for Algernon
Why did Charlie allow himself to soil himself when he was younger?
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Charlie liked to have his mother take him to the restroom, and would not practice constraint when his mother refused to help him. He was afraid of asking for her help, but was also afraid to disappoint her by soiling himself and this made him miserable.