Flowers

Daniel Keyes science fiction story “Flowers for Algernon”, takes place in New york City a place where it never sleeps. Charlie, a janitor that works in a factory, that wants to be smart as everyone else (he has a lower IQ). He takes test’s because he wants to become smart like everyone else and make friends. Charlie got involved with an operation that could make him smart. In the story, Charlie has gone through a lot of major changes and gone through some tough times. He realizes that he loves…

Imagine yourself having a surgery to make a better person of yourself. Isn’t it worth a try? The main character of the story Flower Of Algernon is Charlie Gordon. He was not intelligent, he was trying his best to get smart but the school couldn’t help him much. So when he did the surgery he got smart, Charlie also helped the doctors who did this surgery and told them how to make it better. It made a better person of him. It was good for Charlie to have the surgery because he was so thankful for…

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…

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.…

Flowers for Algernon tells the reader about how you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. The main character, Charlie Gordon, was mentally retarded. He had a surgery on his brain that was supposed to make him very smart, for the rest of his life. People would make fun of him for being retarded, then once he had his surgery, they still made fun of him because of the change. The main idea of this book is to not judge someone without knowing them, and to not make fun of mentally retarded people…

human over the course of a few weeks. These are the results of the human conducted experiments done in “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. These two stories follow characters that alter nature with their experimentations. Victor Frankenstein from Frankenstein animates an inanimate object that he creates using human cadavers. In contrast, Charlie Gordon from “Flowers for Algernon” grows up with a mental disability that causes him to have an extremely low…

“Dr Strauss says I shoud rite down what I think and remembir and evrey thing that happins to me from now on” (Keyes 1). In Flowers for Algernon, the intelligent Charlie connects with the old Charlie. This story is told in first person narration, revealing Charlie’s inner thoughts and feelings. Charlie’s telling the story in first person, helps the audience understand his flashbacks. Different situations from the present trigger Charlie’s flashbacks. Every flashbacks helps him understand what is…

Progressing, feeling, learning, regressing are what Charlie has been through after the artificial intelligence surgery. In the science fiction story "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon a 37 year old man with an I.Q. of 68. Charlie was given an opportunity to have the opportunity of a lifetime. Charlie took the opportunity to have the A.I surgery so people would accept him for who he is. He thought that if he had the surgery people will start to like him more. Charlie Gordon's…

Is Ignorance Bliss or Is It Better to be Knowledgeable Being knowledgeable is a very valuable skill to have. In the short story Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, the main charter, Charlie Gorden was both very knowledgeable and ignorant at times. Charlie started off very dim-witted at the beginning of the story, but after undergoing a procedure which increased his IQ threefold he became very knowledgeable. He would later find out the operation was temporary and he reverted back to his old…

Every book has its own plot, setting, and characters. Flowers for Algernon, written by Daniel Keyes, is a book about a man, Charlie Gordon, who receives a surgery to increase his IQ; he becomes a brainy man who realizes that intelligence is not the key to happiness. Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a story about a boy, Huck Finn, who goes on an adventure down the Mississippi River to escape a turbulent environment at home. Charlie Gordon and Huckleberry Finn were two characters that had large…