Daniel Keyes 'Flowers For Algernon'

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People Should be Careful What They Wish For
Albert Einstein once said, “Once we accept our limits,we go beyond them.” This is especially true in Daniel Keyes’s science fiction novel, “Flowers for Algernon”. In the book, Charlie is middle aged man that is trying to become more intelligent. The reason Charlie wants to become smart is because he want knowledge. To make Charlie smart they will do a operation to make him smart. But he will later lose the intelligence he has gained will be back where he started.“Flower of Algernon” highlights the theme of people should be careful what they wish for through symbolism. First, symbolism support the theme. Algernon, the mouse who has hasd the same operation as Charlie, keeps beating Charlie in the

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