After the operation on March 10 Charlie Gordon would, “be abel to read better and spell the words good and know lots of things and be like other people,” (Keyes 225) in his own words. The operation was meant to triple his intelligence since Charlie has a mental disability. On April 6 Charlie, “beat Algernon!” (Keyes 229). Algernon is a white mouse that underwent the same operation as Charlie. Algernon was just the first test to see if the operation would work. Some proof that the operation worked on Charlie is he, “Finished Robinson Crusoe,” (Keyes 229) which was a very hard book for him. On April 17, Charlie learns that he can remember things very well. For example, “I only had to look up [the word] once, and after that I get it right.” (Keyes
