Achieving goals is an important part of success. When Charlie saw the chance, he took it with gratitude. In the story, Flowers for Algernon, Charlie is a grown up man with an IQ of 68. Doctor Nemur and Strauss asked him if he wanted an opportunity to triple his IQ in a few months. However, it can be debated, whether the doctors had the right to perform the surgery on a mentally unstable adult or not. Charlie was thrilled when he got chosen to be operated on. His teacher, miss Kinnian recommended him because she thought that Charlie deserved a chance to become smart. With everyone on his side to help make the decision, Charlie chose to be operated on. The doctors did have the right to perform the surgery on Charlie because Charlie knew what could happen to him, how it might affect him, and how he may make a difference in the world of science.
Charlie was a motivated being that wanted to make a difference and become smart. He knew that by doing this, he would help shape the rules for …show more content…
However, this is not true because they did know what would happen because of their previous test with animals such as Algernon the rat. “He says it took a long time with Algernon before he got 3 times smarter than he was before.”(pg 272) Algernon is one of many test subjects that doctor Nemur and Strauss performed the surgery on. Many also say that Charlie is not intelligent enough to make the decision by himself. Well, it is explained by the doctors to him what could happen. “If you [volunteer] for this [experiment], you [might] get smart. They [don’t] know if it will be [permanent] but [there's] a chance.”(pg 270) Charlie recognizes that it may not be permanent and he may not become smart. Miss Kinnian also recommends him to do it. With everyone on his side, he made the
Charlie was a motivated being that wanted to make a difference and become smart. He knew that by doing this, he would help shape the rules for …show more content…
However, this is not true because they did know what would happen because of their previous test with animals such as Algernon the rat. “He says it took a long time with Algernon before he got 3 times smarter than he was before.”(pg 272) Algernon is one of many test subjects that doctor Nemur and Strauss performed the surgery on. Many also say that Charlie is not intelligent enough to make the decision by himself. Well, it is explained by the doctors to him what could happen. “If you [volunteer] for this [experiment], you [might] get smart. They [don’t] know if it will be [permanent] but [there's] a chance.”(pg 270) Charlie recognizes that it may not be permanent and he may not become smart. Miss Kinnian also recommends him to do it. With everyone on his side, he made the