Flowers

One of the themes of this novel is the role and definition of family. Explain how Keyes develops this theme. How do you define family? (Not Webster’s or any other dictionary). Daniel Keyes develops the idea of family throughout “Flowers for Algernon” by constantly reminding the reader of Charlie’s life at home with his family. The information is given to the reader through flashbacks and memories of Charlie, telling different events that take place in his strange day to day life. The role of…

More than 3 million people are mentally impaired every year in the United States. Some people are mentally impaired and not able to understand basic things. “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, is about a mentally impaired man was able to become the smartest man in the world with an IQ over two-hundred in less than 2 weeks. Charley Gordon is a thirty-seven year old man who receives “a one of a kind surgeries” that allows his IQ to triple is a few weeks. He becomes the smartest man in the…

Having friends is a crucial part in having a healthy sociable side. In Flowers for Algernon, Charlie learns the hard way that not everyone is friendly. “I never knew before that Joe and Frank and the other liked to have me around just to make fun of me. Now I know what they mean when they say “to pull a Charlie Gordon”.” (pg. 42) Once Charlie started to become smarter, many of his friendships were exposed. He realized that his bakery “friends” weren’t really his friends and just took advantage…

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…

In Daniel Keye 's novel, Flowers for Algernon, supreme devotion to intelligence results in negative consequences such as feeling wretched, loneliness, and losing progress. Charlie gains progress and starts to outthink his peers, but he unexpectedly, is disliked by others because he is becoming so smart. Charlie 's rapid increase of intelligence raises a conflict; he has an emotional fallout and this leads to Alice, his love to leave him. Charlie realizes his regression when he passes through the…

The past plays a vital role in one’s development by demonstrating a person’s identity in society. Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes shows how the protagonist, Charlie Gordon, tries to change the way he is viewed in society from a mentally incapacitated individual to having a highly developed, profound mind. Give more background: An example of this is revealed after he speaks to Alice Kinnian and feels slightly rejected and says: “One of the things that confuses me is never really knowing…

Did you know that dumb people can get smarter than they already are. The book flowers for Algernon is based on a guy named Charlie who is not intelligent. He is barely learning how to do stuff you would learn in school. He seems he is not going to school since he is going to Adult school. A guy named Dr. Struass asked him if he wanted to have surgery causing him to be smart, he responded yes. Charlie is a hero for being respectful, brave, and helpful. First of all, he is respectful for…

surgery to raise his IQ. He does many activities to try and build up his smartness. One of the activites was to beat a mouse, Algernon, in a maze. He struggled with beating Algernon but motivated himself to overcome this obstacle. In the story, “Flowers for Algernon”,Daniel Keyes, creates the theme, determination can lead a person to overcome huge odds. The first way the theme is shown through the story is through the characters. Charlie, the main character, shows the theme that determination…

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” ( Einstein ) This greatly applies to the story, “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes which is about a young man named Charlie Gordon who unfortunately has a low intelligence level. Just like the quote, Charlie had the ability all this time to become very smart with an IQ of over 200 after a neurosurgery. Later on the story, Charlie’s operation backfires putting his IQ back down to sixty-eight. Although the result of the intelligence was…

Transitioning into adulthood isn’t easy, especially when physically you are thirty seven, but mentally you are barely a teenager. In the short story Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, a man named Charlie Gordon has a mental disability that makes him have a younger mental age than his actual age of 37. He then gets an operation to make him smarter also to increase his mental age. The doctors put him through tests with a mouse who had the same operation done, named Algernon, whom he has a deep…