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In Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, having the surgery to improve his intelligence negatively affected Charlie Gordon. The surgery was temporary, made him lose his job and home, and ruined his relationships. First of all, the surgery is temporary. Immediately after the surgery, there was not much of a drastic increase, but as the story progresses, it becomes evident that Charlie’s intelligence increases at a rapid rate. This sudden increase does come to a halt though as Charlie’s newly…

and successful future with an intelligence quotient of sixty-eight in the first place. “If you ever reed this Miss Kinnian dont be sorry for me Im glad I got a second chanse to be smart becaus I lerned a lot of things that I never new were in this world and Im grateful that I saw it all for a littel bit” (Keyes 209). In other words, Charlie did not regret being a test subject and was even glad to have had the opportunity. In conclusion, if there really is a goal to accomplish, then it is best…

‘“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…

Have you ever been in the position where you have to make a decision to have an operation or not? Well, it's a big decision. In the science fiction story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keys, Charlie Gordon a 37 year old man who has a mental disability, and a very low I.Q. of 68. Charlie took this great opportunity and had the Artificial Intelligence (A.I) surgery his I.Q. would be tripped to an I.Q of 204 . Charlie Gordon made the right decision to take the opportunity in the A.I.…

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,…

There are certain things about a person that makes them stand out, that’s their individuality. Happiness will come from people embracing their unique characteristics and surrounding themselves with people that accept them. In the book Flowers for Algernon, Charlie wants to be happy and the only way he thinks he can be happy is to be smart. Charlie wants to fit in with everyone, he wants to be normal. Charlie doesn’t understand that he doesn’t need to be smart to be happy, he just wants to be…

Charlie Gordon from Daniel Keyes, Flowers For Algernon, is a smart, know it all who has little to no patience, but he was not always like that. Keyes creates Charlie Gordon as a mentally disabled 32 year old who thinks his whole life that if he was smarter he could have more friends but as he gets smarter he gets lonelier and has less friends. He struggles to find friends love and a reason Algernon has loss intelligence. In addition, to that he has fear that the same thing will happen to him. In…

Intelligence… Is It Worth It? Intelligence is not the key to happiness, happiness is the key to intelligence. While intelligence was very important to a lot of people, including Charlie, it was not the most important thing in life. Charlie Gordon , in Flowers For Algernon, had the vision that intelligence would help him fit in and become happier. So, when Drs. Nemur and Strauss asked him if he was willing to have this surgery that will triple his IQ of 68, of course he agreed. However, now,…

Innocence is lack of understanding of the evil in the world and simplicity. An example of Charlie losing his innocence is when he finds out that his friends are not actually his friends when they are out at the bar one night. His co-workers encourage him to dance and then proceed to trip him and laugh (340-351)…

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…