A note here:
char *array[8];

The variable "array" is not a pointer to an array of 8 characters.
The variable "array" is an array of 8 pointers - each pointing to a character.

char* charlie = "charlie"; // a pointer to an unnamed text string containing "charlie"
char benny[] = "benny"; // an array containing the text "benny"
char *array[3]; // an array of three pointers to characters.

array[0] = charlie;
array[1] = benny;
array[2] = NULL;