nd extremely nervous. He also has trouble making decisions with the repeated line I dont know. Though Charlie first thinks Raymond to be stupid, retarded, and a complete idiot, he later finds Raymond to be an utter genius with numbers and statistics - basically anything to do with order and arrangement.Excited about having a brother and the opportunity to get the money left by his dad, Charlie kidnaps Raymond from WallBrook. Very quickly Charlie gets disgusted with Raymond and unwilling to accept that he doesnt understand some things. Because of this and the fact that Charlie has such an inability to understand others because of his own selfishness., Charlies girlfriend leaves him.Then begins Charlie and Raymonds infamous trip to California. This part is where I believe the author is intending to introduce inclusion of exceptional people into the mainstream, normal life. All of the sudden Raymond is thrown unexpectedly into everyday situations. Immediately Charlie begins to find out just what a tremendous schedule and time frame Raymond must be on. This is very evident in Raymonds need to watch television shows such as The Peoples Court and Jeopardy and also with the exact food schedule coordinated by the days of the week. Raymond is very set in his ways which bring Charlie to a heated height. For example: just as they are about to board a plane, Raymond starts blurting out all of these statistics about plane crashes and how unsafe it is to fly. Then later refuses to go out when it is raining. Charlie becomes extremely disgusted with Raymond, but then dramatically turns around and begins to understand Raymond and the needs he has in his life.On the Babbot brothers great trip to Las Vegas they find themselves all suited up and rolling in the dough with Raymonds genius ability to play black jack (count cards). Charlie then has enough money to pay off his debt. They get to stay in the high rollers suite and this is really th...
