Charlie Gordon's Surgery

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Have you ever wanted to have an IQ of 200+ and be considered a genius. That’s exactly what Charlie Gordon got but it didn’t last as long as he wanted it to. Charlie was selected to be the only human to undergo this experiment. First it took a while for his intelligence to start to increase and Charlie thought it wasn’t working. Then Charlie saw a huge difference in his spelling. Charlie’s IQ sat at 300+ plus for a couple of months and then he realized that Algernon, the mouse, was starting to be vicious and biting people. That was the first clue that the surgery may not last forever. Charlie had some very difficult times because of the surgery and because of that I think he should have never have gotten it.

In the story Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon a 37-year-old mentally disabled man is better off before his intelligence enhancement surgery as opposed to after the procedure. This is because he is happier and does not understand flaws in others. And after the surgery, he is less happy and realizes the flaws in others. He even moves away at the end of the story to get away from everyone who knew he once was smart. Also, before the surgery, he is employed and enjoys his job. After the surgery effects wear off and he is mentally disabled again he is unemployed and just lounges around not liking someone near him, until Ms. Flynn forces him to get his job back. Although one might object that he is better off after the intelligence enhancement surgery because his friend is nicer to him and respect him more.

In Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur shouldn’t have chosen Charlie Gordon for the intelligence-altering surgery. The first reason Charlie should not have had the surgery is because it was only temporary. In Flowers for Algernon, Charlie says, “It happened today. Algernon bit me.

To know information, even if that knowledge hurts you, is useful. Although it may hurt, it is wonderful because you gain the information. Charlie Gordon learns that his “friends” are not actually great friends. After becoming smart Charlie realizes his

In the story "Flowers for Algernon," by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon had a brain operation that would boost his IQ by 3x the amount he had already had. Charlie, being a man with an IQ of 68, had a major change in thought. He not only grew intellectually, but he grew emotionally too. That is what I am here to prove to you today. Now there may be some controversy on this topic but, based upon the context we can only assume that over all, the operation was more beneficial to Charlie than it was harmful, this is mainly because it gave Charlie a chance to have a taste of intelligence, which is what he had always wanted, and it strengthened his friendships, that is beneficial because any strong relationship is worth so much more than a simple one.

Furthermore, Charlie Gordon was able to unlock a more emotional side to himself. Before Charlie had the surgery, he was very limited to his expressions and his creativity. “Then I don’t remember so good, but he said there were pictures, there other people saw some pictures. I couldn’t see any pictures (Progress Report 2).” Charlie was only able to think concretely rather than think of ideas that go so much deeper and because of the surgery, he was able to use that side of him, to think more abstractly and find emotions he didn’t know he had.

Charlie Gordon had a surgery that changed his life but many thought he was better before his surgery or after his surgery but I will be telling you my perspective on his surgery. Although Charlie was not as smart as others many people liked him before his surgery and others liked him after his surgery. Charlie Gordon is a 37 year old man who is not as smart as others but his life is about to change after he has a surgery that will make him smart but it only lasts for a few months and then it goes away and he ends up going to home for special needs. My essay will be about if Charlie was better before his surgery or after.

Doctors save many people's lives, they can make their lives even better than they are now. In the short story "Flowers for Algernon," by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon performs an operation to make him a genius. Charlie Gordon is a mentally challenged 37 year old man, who is trying to become smart. Being mentally challenged has been hard for Charlie, but this is his chance to forever change his life. The experiment was an incredible thing for Charlie because he realized he is in love with Miss Kinnian, figured out the flaw in the experiment, and got the experience of what it is like to be smart.

Now I know what it means “to pull a Charlie Gordon.’’ I’m ashamed.” (Keyes201). He always saw everyone as being his friend and everyone seeing him as an equal. At this moment he saw how people really saw him. For the first time in his life he saw his “friends” for what they really are. Even when Charlie became smart he started to be like everyone else, “I felt sick inside as I looked at his dull, vacuous smile, the wide, bright eyes of a child, uncertain but eager to please. They were laughing at him because he was mentally retarded, and I had been laughing at him too.” (Keyes207). He had been just like that boy once, and now he’s just like everyone who was laughing at him. He realized that he was becoming like the people who once laughed at him. This opened his eyes to how the world will treat people. It was worth the surgery because he got to experience the other side of

Before the operation, Charlie Gordon, from Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes, is happy. He may have a simple, pitiful existence, but he thinks his friends like him, and enjoys being with them and Miss Kinnian at the Learning Center for Slow Adults. However, Charlie wants to be smart, the one dark cloud in his sunny sky of life. Because of this, Charlie volunteers for an operation to triple his IQ of 68. With a high IQ comes awareness of the world around him, so Charlie suddenly becomes conscious of his previously pitiful existence which leads to a slew of feelings such as embarrassment, shame, and superiority. Charlie thinks that becoming smart will make him happy and well-liked, but the operation works the opposite effect. Charlie starts to look down on everyone, and cannot socialize with others because of his IQ. As a result, Charlie becomes almost depressed. His depression deepens when Charlie discovers that his intelligence will not be permanent. Soon, Charlie regresses to his former childlike mentality. Although at the end of the novel, Charlie does not find himself any worse off after the operation, the few months he spent smarter are not terribly enjoyable for him, and his changing mentality negatively impacts those he is close to, namely Miss Kinnian. Because the effects are not permanent, Charlie would be far better off without the operation.

Charlie Gordon was a mentally challenged adult who got surgery because he believed that the surgery would make him smarter, but after the surgery, his quality of life worsened. Before surgery, Charlie was happy, nice and a funny human being. Then, after surgery, he became an irritable and angry. He is rude to his teacher, Alice, when the only thing she does is help him. For instance, in progress report 17 October 18, Charlie said, “But why am I so irritable?

Charlie knows that this operation can be temporary, “They don’t know if it will be perminint but theirs a chance.” After the procedure Charlie has his ups and downs, but in the end deteriorate to the point where he cannot read and write and remember anything he has learned with his increased IQ. In the end Charlie looks back at his journey and sees everything he has done for science and is happy it lasted, “...Im grateful that I saw it all for a littel

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