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    If someone asked you to have surgery that would triple your I.Q. in just a matter of weeks, would you take it? Should Charlie Gordon have had the surgery? In the science fiction story “Flowers for Algernon” By Daniel Keyes, A man named Charlie Gordon wants to be smart and feel normal like everyone else, he takes an opportunity to have A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) surgery which would triple his I.Q. of 68. It was a good idea that Charlie had the surgery because he got to finally experience…

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    Name: Cohen Hill Hours: 4 & 6 Mrs. Trimble Flowers for Algernon Ethics Ethics consists of right and wrong, telling humans what should be done, by ones own standards. It does not include feelings, beliefs, law, or what society accepts. In Flowers for Algernon, Charlie Gordon, age 37, has mental disabilities and seeks help from doctors that could make him smarter. The surgery made him smarter, but soon figuring out, from Algernon the mouse who also had the surgery, that the test is not…

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    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…

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    Flowers for Algernon Argumentative Essay In the fictional text “Flowers for Algernon”, written by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon should not have had the brain operation. The surgery failed with consequences of which the doctors were faintly aware. After Charlie recovered, he understood how people thought of him; they treated him differently than ordinary individuals. He was a human experiment and was fully conscious of the failure. Charlie Gordon was satisfied with the results until he noticed…

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    The story, "Flowers for Algernon, is about a boy named Charlie Gordon, who is thirty-seven years old and has a mental disability. He had gotten a surgery, which helped him become smarter, and the surgery turned out to be a success. But he also found out that the surgery was temporary. Charlie Gordon was better off before the surgery. Charlie was more gleeful at the beginning of "Flowers for Algernon." He had friends at the beginning of the story, Frank Reilly, and Joe Carp. Charlie had…

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    can take a lifetime to obtain. His spelling becomes excellent and his punctuation is perfect. His memory even starts to increase, too. Although it is good that Charlie’s surgery worked, with all his new found intelligence comes his awareness of the world around him and how people have been treating him. He starts to realize that this whole time, his coworkers weren’t laughing with him, they were laughing at him. He learns what “pull a Charlie Gordon” and all the other antics that his “friends”…

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    In the story flowers for Algernon by Dannell key, Charlie is the main character and has a low IQ then gets an operation witch triples his IQ. He found a flaw in the operation had his IQ drops again. In the story you read his journal so you can see how he became smarter and in the order he became smarter and how. Charlie is determined to get smart and never gives up he always went to class, his teacher could tell he was trying hard, and he always did what the doctors told him to do. Charlie is a…

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    In this final write-up for Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, discuss the importance of Charlie’s change and how it came full circle in the end. Is Charlie the same as he was in the beginning or will there be changes in himself that he will not recognize? Was it worth it? Charlie Gordon is a 32 years old and has the mind of a four year old. He works at a local bakery. He has worked there for 17 years. Charlie has been selected to be part of a science experiment and this is where the real…

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    “Life is like a difficult puzzle, you can try to solve it all, but there’s always gonna be missing pieces” - Anonymous. In the novel, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes shows how being smart can be difficult. Charlie has trouble with his emotions after the operation. Charlie also faces problems in his social life due to his brilliant mind. Therefore, Charlie’s life is more difficult now that he is intelligent. Firstly, Charlie experiences many challenges with his emotions once he becomes…

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    having the surgery. Charlie became more mature, he started to develop more friendships, he is also got to know more about his dad. Charlie became more mature and adult like after the A.I surgery. Charlie realized that there was more people in the world like him. “Suddenly, I was furious at myself and all those who were smirking at him. I jumped up and shouted “Shut up ! Leave him alone!”(Keyes 237). Charlie had seen what he and other people did and he realized that it wasn’t right and that…

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