“Flowers for Algernon,” is a short story written by Daniel Keyes. The main character, Charlie Gordon is a 37-year old retarded man who has a scientific procedure that heightens his IQ by three times. Science succeeds. In spite of the outcome,this procedure soon determines his intelligence is only short-term,later Charlie will revert to his original state of knowledge. Science is now unsuccessful,both Dr. Strauss,the neurosurgeon and Dr. Nemur, the Psycho - experimentalist has used Charlie to explore the curiosity of heightening intelligence. Charlie is better off without the procedure because he eventually finds out the doctors were using him too their own benefit and he is now hurting because has gained so much during his peak of intelligence just to find out he will soon lose it all and go back to his old self.
Charlie stated “Drs. Strauss and Nemur must be viewed as having little or no practical applicability (at the present time) to the increase of human intelligence.” (Keyes 301). Charlie realizes that Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur both have used him. Algernon,the mouse that had the same intelligence science …show more content…
Charlie calls this successful study the “Algernon-Gordon Effect.” As he passes through a stage of average intelligence on his way back to mentally disabled. When Charlie’s relapse is finished, he will return to his old job at the bakery, where his coworkers welcome him back. Charlie forgets that he is no longer enrolled in Ms. Kinnin’s night-school class for mentally disabled adults, and he makes her upset by showing up. Charlie decides to remove himself from the people who have known him and now feel pity for him, he checks himself into a home for infirm adults like himself. His last request is for the reader is to leave flowers on Algernon’s
Charlie stated “Drs. Strauss and Nemur must be viewed as having little or no practical applicability (at the present time) to the increase of human intelligence.” (Keyes 301). Charlie realizes that Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur both have used him. Algernon,the mouse that had the same intelligence science …show more content…
Charlie calls this successful study the “Algernon-Gordon Effect.” As he passes through a stage of average intelligence on his way back to mentally disabled. When Charlie’s relapse is finished, he will return to his old job at the bakery, where his coworkers welcome him back. Charlie forgets that he is no longer enrolled in Ms. Kinnin’s night-school class for mentally disabled adults, and he makes her upset by showing up. Charlie decides to remove himself from the people who have known him and now feel pity for him, he checks himself into a home for infirm adults like himself. His last request is for the reader is to leave flowers on Algernon’s