If you ever had the chance, would you get you intelligence tripled? This is the case for Charlie Gordon, a 37 year old man in the science fiction short story Flowers for Algernon. Charlie Gordon is recommended for an operation that will make him three times smarter. Once he gets the operation done, it all goes downhill. Charlie Gordon shouldn’t have gotten the operation because it had a negative impact on his friends and his outlook on life. The operation Charlie went through affected the friendship he had with Miss. Kinnian. At first when the operation started to work, he found love. For instance, on page 212 Charlie states “The thought of leaving her behind made me sad. I’m in love with Miss. Kinnian.” This shows how much Charlie cares
