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1* The other bakery workers, not yet knowing about Charlie's new intelligence, try to get a laugh by challenging him to complete a complex baking process. Charlie does it perfectly much to their surprise, and the film even features a split-screen of his "Is that all?" face and their awed reaction.
2* Charlie yelling at the diner patrons who make fun of the boy dropping dishes. Even more so in the original short story, since there, it's a major turning point.
3* Charlie letting Algernon out of his cage in the middle of a conference, just to put one over on the scientists who laughed at him. Then he sneaks Algernon out of the building in his pocket, and they escape together.
4* Charlie's old "friends" from the bakery threatening to beat up a new guy who mocks him, showing that they've finally seen the light.
5* When Charlie visits his sister and mother later in his life, his mother tells him she is proud of his accomplishments. Sadly, this does not last, and his mother reverts back to the night when she had his father take their son away.

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