Daniel Keyes

Flowers of Algernon Essay Thomas Durham 10/9/2017 1st Period Flowers of Algernon is a short story by Daniel Keyes A 37 year old man who is mentally disabled and he wants to be smart so more people will like him, so he can have more friends.Charlie Gordon was better off after the surgery because the people who used to make fun of him now stood up for him and even though Charlie wasn’t smart anymore it was a good experience to have. The Surgery was still a good experience for Charlie Gordon…

‘“You’ve got to find the answer inside you-feel the right thing to do”’ (Keyes 84). This quote from Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes occurs when the teacher of a cognitively impaired individual, Charlie Gordon, is explaining to him that he needs to make his own decisions after he asks her for advice. In the book, Charlie undergoes an operation, making him able to learn. He has many interesting encounters, and he meets a mouse named Algernon along the way who went through the same experiences…

Flowers for Algernon The short story, Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes is about a 37 year old man who has a low cognitive learning disorder. Charlie Gordon is a 37 year old man with a low cognitive learning disorder. Charlie worked at a plastic box factory with his so called “friends”. Charlie underwent several tests such as the inkblot test and the maze race against Algernon the mouse. Ms. Kinnian referred Charlie to some doctors who did tests on him. They showed him inkblot, which…

I’m finally smart now! The topic I am writing about is about about a man who is not a smart. The story is called “Flowers for Algernon”. The author of the story is Daniel Keyes. The man's name is Charlie Gordon and since he is not very smart two doctors are gonna do an experiment and an operation on him to make him smarter. They are using a mouse named Algernon to compare him to in the experiment. My opinion is that he should not have got the operation because it kinda backfires. One reason I…

Flowers for Algernon Argumentative Essay Being smart is not always a good thing. You might be happier being dumb rather than being smart. In the story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, a man named Charlie Gordon undergoes surgery to become smart. The surgery was a success and is tripled Charlie’s IQ of 68. As Charlie progressed, he learned that who he thought were his friends were always making fun of him. He also found the love of his life, Ms.Kinnian and his best friend, Algernon.…

Intelligence versus Happiness The ability to apply and acquire knowledge and skills versus a feeling of pleasure or showing contentment. Charlie Gordon is a 32- year- old science fiction character by Daniel Keyes in his novel Flowers for Algernon. Charlie was born with a brain disability where he can’t comprehend things. He had lots of life troubles when he was a kid. When he grew up and became an adult, his dream was to become “smart”. So, he volunteered to be a…

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” ( Einstein ) This greatly applies to the story, “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes which is about a young man named Charlie Gordon who unfortunately has a low intelligence level. Just like the quote, Charlie had the ability all this time to become very smart with an IQ of over 200 after a neurosurgery. Later on the story, Charlie’s operation backfires putting his IQ back down to sixty-eight. Although the result of the intelligence was…

ignorance without feeling the real consequence? The main question and biggest obstacle that one faces before becoming intelligence is "ignorance are bliss". One man who went through this adventure was Charlie Gordon. In "Flowers of Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, Charlie pays the price for temporary knowledge, and sees the true meaning of "ignorance is bliss". Through this emotional rollercoaster, we can see how Charlie Gordon goes through his changes to become a "genas". Ignorance: lack of…

Dinner With Walter Mitty From what we’ve read in James Thurber’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” Walter Mitty has an ebullient and wandering imagination. There are multiple occasions in the short story in which Mitty is distracted by a daydream that is somehow tied to what’s happening in reality, causing him to lose sight of what he’s doing at the time. Absent-mindedness can cause some trouble if one finds themselves in a daydream while driving, or perhaps in the middle of a conversation. On…

Does Charlie Gordon seem happy with the choices he’s made with the intelligence surgery in the story “Flowers for Algernon?” In the story “Flowers for Algernon” a 37 year old man has a low intelligence which makes him decide to have a intelligence surgery to bring up his I.Q. to make him smarter. Charlie Gordon should not have had the intelligence surgery because he scared people, he lost his job, and it was not permanent. After the surgery, Charlie changed so much and so fast it scared…