Read the excerpt from part 2 of "Flowers for Algernon." I have no more money and Mrs. Flynn says I got to go to work somewhere and pay the rent because I havent paid for over two months. I dont know any work but the job I used to have at Donnegans Plastic Box Company. How does Charlie’s inability to pay rent affect the plot? It causes Charlie to ask Dr. Strauss whether he can return to the lab. It forces Charlie to request that Miss Kinnian give him money. It forces Charlie to talk to Mr. Donnegan about being a janitor again. It causes Charlie to tell Frank Reilly that he needs protection.