Stupidity And Genius In 'Flowers For Algernon'

Albert Einstein once said, “the difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits”. Geniuses understand that they will never be able to know everything no matter how smart they are. They accept that, while knowledge is a good thing to pursue, we will never be able to fully understand it. However, people who show stupidity believe that they know everything and insist they do, even when proven that they might be wrong. Einstein is stating that what we can imagine and build upon is limited by available knowledge that we use. We all start with the same knowledge at some point, but it's how we use it and employ it that separates us from genius and stupidity. Although mankind knows that we will never understand intelligence to its fullest point, …show more content…
When he is selected by a group of scientists to experience an experimental surgery designed to increase his intelligence, he was overjoyed. After a while, his intelligence started to increase and it started to change Charlie as a person. It became part of his life and when he lost it, it was too much. He tells how when he lost his intelligence, it took a great deal to keep his mind of thoughts of suicide. If others received this procedure, the intelligence they gained would fade and deteriorate as fast as it came, leaving people depressed with the side-note of suicide in the back of their mind like Charlie. In the real world we should think about the issue troubling Charlie because in today’s world, the threat of artificial intelligence is a reality. Although increasing human intelligence might help one appreciate certain things more and give one more insight into life, a procedure to increase human intelligence would have a negative impact world-wide due to differences and communication ; therefore, implementing this procedure would have a negative impact on