Charlie's Love For Algernon

Charlie's whole life he felt left out. The theme I choose for this text was accepted. I included this because it shows how his life choices were based on not being accepted. This was the reason Charlie desired the surgery. Charlie really wanted many thing but it all comes down to acceptance. Charlie found it necessary for world to finally to accept him, so he requested to get intelligent. The factories workers didn’t accept him because he was dumb, but then even after the surgery he still was not approved by them. Charlie wouldn’t accept the fact that he wasn't smart. Charlie doesn’t acquire the proof that Joe and Frank are not his friends. Charile even doesn’t accept being beaten by Algernon. He would try over and over, again and again until he got what he wanted. …show more content…
Later in the story Charlie states that Algernon was his friend. This is important in the story because it shows how he first felt excepted. Another theme I chose for the story was encouragement. I included this theme because it affects Charlies decisions in the text. Charlie was given a lot of encouragement, especially from the doctors and Miss Kinnian. Miss Kinnian praised him while learning saying he was learning fast. She also said when he thought he wasn’t smart that she had “confidence” in him. When he was finished racing Algernon, Dr. Strauss told him he had “good motivation”. Also in states on pg. 367 that “Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss we're proud of us.” I included this theme because it affects Charlies decisions in the text.This is important in the text because it shows that Charlie was able to accomplish many thing with