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…
Flowers for Algernon is a scientific fiction written by Daniel Keys about a man who was not smart but was happy. Mentally retarded 37 year old Charlie Gordon volunteers for an experiment tripling his intelligence quotient from 68. After being an experiment lab rat, Charlie gets smarter but his life changes for the worse. Before the experiment, Charlie was able to look forward to going to work and hanging out with his friends. Once his IQ tripled, Charlie realized his “friends” were making fun of…
The Homewood Trilogy by John Edgar Wideman questions the effects of his first true influences, the Academy and the Street. “My university training had both thwarted and prepared this understanding, and the tension of multiple traditions, European and Afro-American, the Academy and the Street, animates these texts,” Wideman acknowledges. The essence of Wideman’s argument is that the life he lived at the academy and in the street influenced him to become the person he is today. I agree with author…
to drown, seventh-grade narrator Suzy Swanson sets out to prove her theory. Her mission becomes a journey of self-discovery. Teen history buffs will appreciate Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steve Sheinkin. Sheinkin’s riveting, provocative work chronicles what whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, a figure central to the Pentagon Papers, risked to uncover a government…
World’s Fair of 1893. The book is based on two men that are on the opposite side of the spectrum in society: Daniel Burnham, the architect of the World’s Fair, and Herman Webster Mudgett or better known as Dr. H.H. Holmes (Dr. Henry Howard Holmes), one of the first serial killers of America and psychopath. These two seemingly different stories come together in one event that made great city…
“Once again, now, I have the feeling of shame burning inside me. This intelligence has driven a wedge between me and all the people I once knew and loved”. Although Charlie had finally attained his dream of being more intelligent, it came with a price, he traded his happiness for intelligence. As the story progresses, we can see how Charlie starts to become unhappy. As he becomes more and more intelligent, Charlie discovers problems he didn’t even know he had. This begins when he starts to…
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On Saturday, October 24, Chicago will be unveiling its artistic culture with The Halloween Gathering, an all-day celebration of art workshops, performances, and interactive exhibits concluding with an after-dark parade. “This is the inaugural event,” said Allison Gerlach, the producer of the Chicago Cultural Mile, where the event will be held. “We have been planning it for over a year now.” All of the preparation has resulted in stunning programming, from a Chicago Opera Theatre performance to…
Daniel Keyes science fiction story “Flowers for Algernon” takes place in the hospital Charlie goes to take tests and the factory where he works. He thinks that he has “friends” (Joe and Frank) at work, but they are really not his friends because they make fun of him because he is not smart. So Charlie wants to be used for an experiment to get smart. And when he gets the operation he starts to get smarter slowly. And when he gets smarter Joe and Frank leave him alone. The saddest day came,…
the alternative athlete that I’ve done biographies on in the past. The novel shows the stories of two different people during the time of the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, one man being Daniel Burnham, and the other was Holmes. For my project I focused more on H.H. Holmes due to myself having more interest in using him for my project. Burnham was important because…