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Flowers for Algernon What would you go through to gain more intelligence? In the story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon was a man who had a mental disability. All he wanted was to be smart, so he had an operation done that would triple his IQ. It made him very smart but then it wore off so he became mentally challenged again. Charlie Gordon should have never done the surgery because he got so smart it affected him socially to where he couldn't talk to people and after the…

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…

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…

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, one can argue if this surgery is lawful or not. In Flowers For Algernon, by Daniel Keyes, the doctors made a bad choice by choosing Charlie Gordon for the…

“How could they see anything but the shadows if they were never allowed to move their heads?” This quote, taken from Plato's, “The Allegory of the Cave”, poses an important rhetorical question, rooted within the short story, “Flowers for Algernon”. This short science fiction story, written by Daniel Keys, is told from the first-person daily entry logs of Charlie Gordon. A hollow man at first, Charlie is plagued with the burden of very low intelligence; he struggles with reading and writing.…

Being able to make a decision for oneself and acting upon it, despite overwhelming obstacles is an important quality when defining humanity. This quality allows humans to share how they feel and take a stand on certain situations. In the story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, a mentally stunted individual named Charlie proves his humanity when he makes his own decision and acts on it, even with overwhelming peer pressure. As Charlie is eating his dinner in a local restaurant one day, he…

Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes Character: Charlie Gordon Charlie Gordon is a 32 year old man with Down syndrome and a low IQ of 68. Charlie works as a janitor and is generally a happy person. He is extremely nice and he doesn’t realise how poorly he is being treated. Charlie is accepted to undergo an experiment which is meant to increase his IQ and make him as smart as or smarter than the average person. This type of experiment was first done on a mouse named “Algernon”. The results were…

took the opportunity and it improved his life greatly. This was a good choice because he achieved his dream, he learned about himself and others, and he helped people.Not only did this have benefits for Charlie, but others around him as well. In Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyers, the doctors made the a good choice by choosing Charlie Gordon for the intelligence-alternating surgery. This experiment helped Charlie achieve…

In the book and movie Flowers for Algernon, Charlie, a mentally handicapped man, has a surgery to make him smarter, but later finds that it is temporary. When Charlie begins to get smarter, he starts to get rejected by his friends at the factory. All he wanted was to fit in, but when he became smart, he was treated as though he was an alien. Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss begin to argue and everything isn’t what Charlie thought it would be. Then he slowly begins to go back to who he was before. I…

Daniel Keyes science fiction story, “Flowers For Algernon, ” takes place in New York and is about Charlie Gordon. He is a 37-year-old but is not very intelligent. His dream is to become smarter. It is all he can wish for. Charlie is tired of not understanding others and is sick of not fitting in with them. He only has a few real friends who respect and care about him. When Charlie gets asked by scientists to have an operation on his brain, he jumps at the idea. He is relieved and overly excited.…