Love And Compassion In Flowers For Algernon By Daniel Keyes

Love, and compassion are two very important things we hold dear in our life. We spend time with family, and they help us become better people. We rely on loved ones to get through hard times. Why should you care about this, well you have done the same. You have relied on another loved one, or another loved one has relied on you. While some may disagree with Dalai Lama, compassion are necessities, not luxuries in order for humanity to survive, as evidenced in Night, Flowers for Algernon, and The Diary of Anne Frank.

While some people believe that love, and compassion are not necessities , because we don’t need them to survive. You don’t need love or compassion to survive, but you need them to keep motivation. In Night by Elie Wiesel Elie is promised to get into a good block, but he says “I certainly do. But on one condition: I want to stay with my father” (Elie pg.35). This shows that Elie cares about his father, and will not lose him. This supports my claim, …show more content…
You don’t need love or compassion to survive, but you need them to keep motivation. In Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Charlie Gordon is learning at a fast rate, and now feels emotion. Charlie Gordon says “I’m in love with Miss Kinnian” (Charlie pg.38). This shows that he is feeling emotion, and he is expressing his love to Miss Kinnian. This supports my claim, because he gaining intelligence to understand things, and feel love, but he doesn’t need love to survive.

Also, when Charlie leaves to New York to escape his past, he leaves a note behind saying “P.P.S. Please if you get the chanse put some flowers on Algernon’s grave in the bakyard” (Charlie pg.52). This shows his love, and compassion for Algernon for giving him a chance to be smart. This supports my claim, because he shows love, and compassion for Algernon’s death, because Algernon gave him a chance to feel how it is to be