The Right Decision
Intelligence. Some might say it is how smart you are. Whereas others might classify intelligence as the ability to acquire knowledge and skills. A man by the name of Charlie Gordon had a chance to have his I.Q. tripled and have his life changed forever. Some doctors chose Charlie for the operation and he took the opportunity and it improved his life greatly. This was a good choice because he achieved his dream, he learned about himself and others, and he helped people.Not only did this have benefits for Charlie, but others around him as well. In Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyers, the doctors made the a good choice by choosing Charlie Gordon for the intelligence-alternating surgery.
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“I figured out a new way to line up the machines in the factory, and Mr. Donnegan says it will save him ten thousand dollars a year in labor and increased production.” (Keyes 195) This helped Mr. Donnegan save a lot of money and Charlie gets a bonus. “He gave me a $25 bonus.” (Keyes 195) “Letter to Dr. Strauss (copy)... (Keyes 204) “Charlie writes a letter to the doctors about his findings of the experiment that his intelligence will decrease and that he will soon die but he says “Yet for the sake of science , I am grateful for the little bit that I add to the knowledge of the function of human mind…” (Keyes 204) This shows that even though, not permanent, Charlie is very grateful for the experience he has been given. Some others might think that Charlie has not done anything for science. However Charlie has reviewed his and the doctors’ research and helped them to maybe continue the research to make it stay. When Charlie eats at a diner the new washer boy drops some plates. Everyone laughs at him. Then Charlie said, “Shut up! Leave him alone! It’s not his fault he doesn’t understand! He can’t help what he is! But….He’s still a human being!” (Keyes 202) Charlie helps the boy by standing up for him. People may point out that at the start Charlie was laughing at the boy, but he realized that the boy represented him before the operation and he stood up for him. He knew that he was once
Intelligence. Some might say it is how smart you are. Whereas others might classify intelligence as the ability to acquire knowledge and skills. A man by the name of Charlie Gordon had a chance to have his I.Q. tripled and have his life changed forever. Some doctors chose Charlie for the operation and he took the opportunity and it improved his life greatly. This was a good choice because he achieved his dream, he learned about himself and others, and he helped people.Not only did this have benefits for Charlie, but others around him as well. In Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyers, the doctors made the a good choice by choosing Charlie Gordon for the intelligence-alternating surgery.
This experiment helped Charlie achieve …show more content…
“I figured out a new way to line up the machines in the factory, and Mr. Donnegan says it will save him ten thousand dollars a year in labor and increased production.” (Keyes 195) This helped Mr. Donnegan save a lot of money and Charlie gets a bonus. “He gave me a $25 bonus.” (Keyes 195) “Letter to Dr. Strauss (copy)... (Keyes 204) “Charlie writes a letter to the doctors about his findings of the experiment that his intelligence will decrease and that he will soon die but he says “Yet for the sake of science , I am grateful for the little bit that I add to the knowledge of the function of human mind…” (Keyes 204) This shows that even though, not permanent, Charlie is very grateful for the experience he has been given. Some others might think that Charlie has not done anything for science. However Charlie has reviewed his and the doctors’ research and helped them to maybe continue the research to make it stay. When Charlie eats at a diner the new washer boy drops some plates. Everyone laughs at him. Then Charlie said, “Shut up! Leave him alone! It’s not his fault he doesn’t understand! He can’t help what he is! But….He’s still a human being!” (Keyes 202) Charlie helps the boy by standing up for him. People may point out that at the start Charlie was laughing at the boy, but he realized that the boy represented him before the operation and he stood up for him. He knew that he was once