diff --git a/UnitNodes.py b/UnitNodes.py
index 34ee0c77a720be9d26b93fc608f3b8fdf5dd281c..9f80a5f677810171453094cdb2878099c71709cf 100644
--- a/UnitNodes.py
+++ b/UnitNodes.py
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ class LiteralNode(ASTNode):
                 self.value = False
             else:
                 self.value = True
+        if self.value == "'\\n'":
+            self.value = ord('\n')
+        elif self.name == 'char' and len(self.value) == 3:
+            self.value = ord(self.value[1])
+        elif self.name == 'char':
+            self.value = ord(self.value)
+
 
     def linkType(self):
         if self.name == "java.lang.String":
@@ -57,7 +64,8 @@ class LiteralNode(ASTNode):
 
         # char
         if self.name == 'char':
-            self.code += p("mov", "eax", str("dword " + self.getConstant()), " set to literal char")
+            # store literal char as ASCII
+            self.code += p("mov", "eax", str(self.getConstant()), " set to literal char")
             return
 
         # string
@@ -92,7 +100,7 @@ class LiteralNode(ASTNode):
             self.code += ";Start of populating char array\n"
             # loop through string
             for i in range(len(value)):
-                self.code += p(instruction="mov", arg1="[eax+"+str(8+i*4)+"]", arg2=str("dword '"+value[i]+"'"), comment="a["+str(i)+"]="+str(value[i]))
+                self.code += p(instruction="mov", arg1="[eax+"+str(8+i*4)+"]", arg2="dword " + str(ord(value[i])), comment="a["+str(i)+"]="+str(value[i]))
             self.code += ";End of populating char array\n"
 
             # 5. Restoring ecx