“Flowers for Algernon” focuses on a mentally challenged man name Charlie who undergoes an operation to make him three times smarter, but this decision was very unethical. The experiment was being done by two men, Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur, who test his intelligence before and after the operation to find out if it worked. After the operation Charlie experienced new feelings starting from love to betrayal just for it to be stolen from him. Charlie’s decision wasn’t ethical since Charlie didn’t grasp the concept of the operation, the biology of his body was changed, and all of the new emotions were ripped away once again.
Charlie didn’t fully understand what the operation would do as he was still mentally challenged at the point. “They said you know it will probly be tempirery...I dont care if it herts” (Keyes 184). This is proof of how little Charlie truly knows of the operation as he mistakes temporary for pain. This also proves that Charlie doesn’t know everything that may happen to him because of …show more content…
In Charlie writing Fanny says, “Them changes...it’s not right. It was evil when Eve listen to that snake and ate from the tree of knowledge. It was evil when she saw that she was naked” (Keyes 198). This proves that Fanny believes that whatever Charlie did to his body wasn’t right since he purposely changed him body. This also proves that when Charlie changed his way of life he also changed the way God made him. “This intelligence has driven a wedge between me and all the people I once knew and loved...Now they hate me for my knowledge and understanding” (Keyes 149). This illustrates that Charlie know the reason for his problems always comes back to the operation. This also proves that the reason for his lonelyness is also an affect of the operation. Charlie changed his body for science because he was being taken advantage of without knowing
Charlie didn’t fully understand what the operation would do as he was still mentally challenged at the point. “They said you know it will probly be tempirery...I dont care if it herts” (Keyes 184). This is proof of how little Charlie truly knows of the operation as he mistakes temporary for pain. This also proves that Charlie doesn’t know everything that may happen to him because of …show more content…
In Charlie writing Fanny says, “Them changes...it’s not right. It was evil when Eve listen to that snake and ate from the tree of knowledge. It was evil when she saw that she was naked” (Keyes 198). This proves that Fanny believes that whatever Charlie did to his body wasn’t right since he purposely changed him body. This also proves that when Charlie changed his way of life he also changed the way God made him. “This intelligence has driven a wedge between me and all the people I once knew and loved...Now they hate me for my knowledge and understanding” (Keyes 149). This illustrates that Charlie know the reason for his problems always comes back to the operation. This also proves that the reason for his lonelyness is also an affect of the operation. Charlie changed his body for science because he was being taken advantage of without knowing