How might the meaning of this sentence apply to Charlie’s life in “Flowers for Algernon?” Include evidence from both texts to support your answer.

Precarious subsistence voracious abysmal wood is to fire as food is to arrowright grinning is to cheerful as teetering is to arrowright conniving is to scheming as terrible is to arrowright mournful is to sad as gluttonous is to arrowright