Human Test Subjects
Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur were terrible people using Charlie Gordon as a test subject. Charlie was a test subject to try to achieve a higher IQ of 204. In Flowers for Algernon the doctors made a poor choice using Charlie Gordon as a test subject.
The first reason is that it could be temporary and just a complete waste. If it is permanent then great, but if not it is just a complete waste of time money and other factors that go into the operation. “Deterioration progressing. I have become absent minded” (302). This means he is forgetting things and losing his intelligence so the surgery and testing was not permanent and it was a waste of time and money. “If it is permanent they will make everyone smart all around the wurld”
Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur were terrible people using Charlie Gordon as a test subject. Charlie was a test subject to try to achieve a higher IQ of 204. In Flowers for Algernon the doctors made a poor choice using Charlie Gordon as a test subject.
The first reason is that it could be temporary and just a complete waste. If it is permanent then great, but if not it is just a complete waste of time money and other factors that go into the operation. “Deterioration progressing. I have become absent minded” (302). This means he is forgetting things and losing his intelligence so the surgery and testing was not permanent and it was a waste of time and money. “If it is permanent they will make everyone smart all around the wurld”