Charlie's Operation In Daniel Keyes Flowers For Algernon

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.

For being such intelligent doctors they should have known better than to put him through the surgery knowing all the risks. Charlie should not have gone through the experiment even though it was a major brake through for science. The doctors who performed the surgery were being very selfish when they decided to use Charlie for the experiment. Because of this experiment Charlie has lost all of his friends and his job and his feeling for miss.kinnian have grown rapidly just to get shot down.

Sometimes surgery can be necessary to save a life, while other times it is unecessary, and inhumane. Charlie Gordon is a 37 year old man with an extremely low IQ of 68. He is introduced to a lab where they decide that they should test a surgery on Charlie that triples his IQ. This surgery was a mistake. Charlie Gordon shouldn’t have had the surgery to increase his IQ because the surgery is dangerous, the surgery could’ve, and did ware off, and Charlie would be overall happier without the surgery.

“Flowers for Algernon” Persuasive Essay If you had an I.Q. of 68, and you could have a surgery to triple it, would you? In the short story, “Flowers for Algernon”, by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon, a 37 year old man, has an I.Q. of just 68. Charlie was able to have a surgery to triple his I.Q., making it 204 but it wasn’t permanent.

”(Keyes 203). This quote shows that Algernon is starting to become uncooperative which means so will Charlie. Soon Charlie will forget all the information that considered him smart. If you’re only going to be smart for a few months it is definitely not worth it. When Charlie first got the surgery he did not know that it would be temporary.

Have you ever wanted to know several languages, be able to learn everything easily, or even have an IQ of at least 200? Charlie Gordon, in the story “Flowers for Algernon,” was a man who had an IQ of 68, but he went through a surgery that made him smarter than his own teacher at a school for the mentally challenged, and his own doctors. Charlie’s IQ was tripled after the surgery once he began to practice different languages as well as the English language. Charlie soon reverted to his former self at the end of the story, and this tripled intelligence that he possessed once before was soon back to the IQ of 68 Charlie had it easier in life after the surgery.

Every day, people go through operations and sometimes experience unpredicted and unwanted outcomes. The story, Flowers for Algernon, is exactly like that. In this story, a 37 year old man, named Charlie Gordon, has a mental disability and participates in an operation/experiment to increase his knowledge. After taking part in the operation, Charlie’s intellect gradually escalates to a genius status. Charlie, the man who had an IQ of 68, was slowly maturing mentally and he started seeing the world with a whole new different perspective. However, near the end of the story, his brain regresses back to where he started from. Charlie shouldn't have taken part in the operation: he started seeing the world in a different perspective, he

First of all, why Charlie shouldn’t have gotten the surgery is because he started understanding everyone and how they felt. This stressed him out a lot. He felt like he didn't belong with others. “Now I know what it means when they say “to pull a Charlie Gordon.” I'm ashamed.” (209). In this sentence, Charlie recognizes why his friends liked having him around so much. It was so that they could make fun of him and play tricks on him for their own fun. Also Charlie had felt bad about a kid at a restaurant. “I jumped up and shouted, “Shut up! Leave him alone! It's not his fault he can't understand! He can't help what he is! But for

Charlies doctors acted unethically when they asked if Charlie wanted to do the operation. The doctors didn’t ask Charlie these questions. "Has the patient been informed of benefits and risks, understood this information, and given consent? Is the patient mentally capable and legally competent, and is there evidence of incapacity? If mentally capable, what preferences about treatment is the patient stating? If incapacitated, has the patient expressed prior preferences? Who is the appropriate surrogate to make decisions for the incapacitated patient? Is the patient unwilling or unable to cooperate with medical treatment? If so, why?"(Siegler). The doctors just told Charlie that the operation will make him smarter. This was very unethical by the doctors who kind of took advantage of Charlie just for research.

In the modern world, patients expect their doctors to aid them and to support them. In the short story, “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur conducted an intelligence enhancement experiment on a man named, Charlie Gordon and changed his life. With an IQ of sixty-eight, the scientists altered him and tripled his IQ. However, this operation has not been ethical because the procedure was abstruse to Charlie, the doctors were rushing, and Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss were acting selfishly.

What if you were to change your IQ surgically? This is the question that Daniel Keyes answers in the story, “Flowers for Algernon.” Charlie Gordon is the main character who wants to be smart, so he has his experimental brain surgery. After the surgery, Charlie learns how to read and write with Miss Kinnian’s help. Charlie's intelligence continues to grow as he learns new languages from listening to the T.V. at night, showing how he can absorb intelligence quickly after the surgery.

One thing Charlie repeated many times before the surgery was “I want to be smart” (Keyes 225) also that he would do whatever it takes to become smart he would work really hard so he could be smart and fit in. That is why Charlie should have had the A.I. to give him what he really wanted even if it wasn’t permanent. A common argument against this position is that the surgery wasn't permanent and that it is not worth being smart for a few weeks. But i argue that Charlie was very grateful for being smart even for just a little while. While he was smart he was able to make scientific advances that most people could not od in a lifetime And he did it in a few weeks and he was grateful to give back to the people who made him

So, without the surgery he probably would not have gotten where he was with an IQ of 204 starting at only 68 in a matter of weeks. “What a dope I am! I didn’t even understand what she was talking about. I read the grammar book last night and it explanes the whole thing.”(Keyes page 192). People tend to think that this dream come true does not override the fact that a side effect of his decreasing intelligence is that he died. While dying is not a good thing alone it does not strain from the fact that he died finally achieving something that he spent his whole life trying to reach. So, instead of dying from a life searching but never really achieving. He died a life where he succeeded his dream. Other people say that this human sacrifice was unsafe and that no one knows about it since even the doctors told Charlie not to tell anyone that he was getting the surgery. Well, that is not true. “All human exposure studies conducted by EPA scientists are independently evaluated for safety and ethics, and the results are peer-reviewed. EPA is committed to ensuring the protection of study participants.” (Watchdog: EPA human test subjects not always told about lethal risks of studies, page 32). So not only was it safe but, it was also evaluated by other

The First Important decision for Charlie decides to have the operation to make him smarter then dr strauss and nemer decide to use charlie for the operation the decision process for the both are not the same the 1st one where charlie gets to decide he decides relatively quick because he wanted to become smarter he really didn't care what might happen because he really was not living a meaningful life. The 2nd decision for the doctors was not so easy because if they did the operation on charlie there were kids that had applied for this and they might have gotten more use out of it if it had worked out because they may have learned more than charlie. I thought that Charlie was capable of making this decision for himself he had always wanted become smarter and he wanted to understand all of his “Friends” .

Charlie shouldn't have had the operation because he was pleased with his life. Even though Charlie had a very low IQ, he still had a job that he appreciated. He was a janitor of a company, and he was delighted with his job. At his job, he met Joe and Frank. Joe and Frank were his friends and he enjoyed spending time with them. After the surgery, Charlie got fired. This means that he didn’t have an income, and he became extremely lonely. Charlie also used to go to night school. This was a place where slow adults can improve their reading and writing. He enjoyed going there because he was able to see Miss. Kinnian. Sadly, after the operation, Charlie wasn’t able to go to night school. This means he wasn't able to see his teacher, Miss. Kinnian.