The intelligence-increasing surgery that Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss performed lowered Charlie’s quality of life by decreasing his social activity, and lowering his enjoyment of life with constant over analyzation. The temporary time period in which Charlie received complex intelligence did not justify his mental and physical deterioration. After the surgery, Charlie is able to see all the cruel and harmful situations in the world around him. He was better off without the surgery because he could live a carefree life without understanding all of the rough parts of society.
Charlie couldn’t truly enjoy his life after the operation because he was constantly overthinking everything. After he had truly comprehended everyone’s feelings towards him during the operation’s effects, Charlie could not stop thinking about everyone else. He was continually trapped inside his own mind. Following the dishwasher event, Charlie could finally see how many people had made fun of him. He kept reading into every discussion and conversation, and was perpetually building up anger. His emotions can be clearly …show more content…
His social life was decreasing and he was finding it difficult to be with other people. His outlook was seen when he wrote that “I want to be left to myself. I have become touchy and irritable. I feel the darkness closing in. It's hard to throw off thoughts of suicide.” He was dealing with a lot of different emotions like anger, shame and disappointment. He was angry at himself for not trying hard enough, shameful that he was causing others to feel sorry for him, and disappointed at his decreasing intelligence. With his limited intelligence, he was struggling with the concept of dealing with all of these emotions at once. Charlie was overwhelmed and lonely. These two things are not a very good combination, and Charlie wasn’t able to express his emotions freely because of his
Charlie couldn’t truly enjoy his life after the operation because he was constantly overthinking everything. After he had truly comprehended everyone’s feelings towards him during the operation’s effects, Charlie could not stop thinking about everyone else. He was continually trapped inside his own mind. Following the dishwasher event, Charlie could finally see how many people had made fun of him. He kept reading into every discussion and conversation, and was perpetually building up anger. His emotions can be clearly …show more content…
His social life was decreasing and he was finding it difficult to be with other people. His outlook was seen when he wrote that “I want to be left to myself. I have become touchy and irritable. I feel the darkness closing in. It's hard to throw off thoughts of suicide.” He was dealing with a lot of different emotions like anger, shame and disappointment. He was angry at himself for not trying hard enough, shameful that he was causing others to feel sorry for him, and disappointed at his decreasing intelligence. With his limited intelligence, he was struggling with the concept of dealing with all of these emotions at once. Charlie was overwhelmed and lonely. These two things are not a very good combination, and Charlie wasn’t able to express his emotions freely because of his