Does Charlie Gordon seem happy with the choices he’s made with the intelligence surgery in the story “Flowers for Algernon?” In the story “Flowers for Algernon” a 37 year old man has a low intelligence which makes him decide to have a intelligence surgery to bring up his I.Q. to make him smarter. Charlie Gordon should not have had the intelligence surgery because he scared people, he lost his job, and it was not permanent.
After the surgery, Charlie changed so much and so fast it scared people. This can be seen when he first meets Miss. Kinnan after the surgery. “Tonight after work Miss.Kinnan was at the laboratory. She looked like she was glad to see me but also scared.” Miss.Kinnan was scared of Charlie because after his I.Q. surgery his I.Q. had been brought up which had made him smarter and to other people including Miss.Kinnan it was weird and uncomfortable which made them kinda scared of him.
Charlie should not have gotten the intelligence surgery because from …show more content…
For example, “I’m forgetting things that I learned recently. It seems to be following the classic pattern the last things learned are the first thing forgotten.” This proves that Charlie’s memory was only improved for a short period of time. Charlie was saddened about the fact that he had realized he’d lost most of his memory that was improved.
From evidence it shows that the intelligence surgery did not have a good impact on Charlie Gordon. My three reasons on why the intelligence surgery did not have a good impact on Charlie Gordon is because he scared people, he lost his job, and it was not permanent. Charlie Gordon should have been happy with who he was and the way he lived. You should always except your concept of life and be happy with the way it
After the surgery, Charlie changed so much and so fast it scared people. This can be seen when he first meets Miss. Kinnan after the surgery. “Tonight after work Miss.Kinnan was at the laboratory. She looked like she was glad to see me but also scared.” Miss.Kinnan was scared of Charlie because after his I.Q. surgery his I.Q. had been brought up which had made him smarter and to other people including Miss.Kinnan it was weird and uncomfortable which made them kinda scared of him.
Charlie should not have gotten the intelligence surgery because from …show more content…
For example, “I’m forgetting things that I learned recently. It seems to be following the classic pattern the last things learned are the first thing forgotten.” This proves that Charlie’s memory was only improved for a short period of time. Charlie was saddened about the fact that he had realized he’d lost most of his memory that was improved.
From evidence it shows that the intelligence surgery did not have a good impact on Charlie Gordon. My three reasons on why the intelligence surgery did not have a good impact on Charlie Gordon is because he scared people, he lost his job, and it was not permanent. Charlie Gordon should have been happy with who he was and the way he lived. You should always except your concept of life and be happy with the way it