Flowers For Algernon Charlie's Relationship

“I said Miss Kinnian never gave me tests like that one only spelling and reading. They said Miss Kinnian told that I was her bestist pupil in the adult nite scool becaus I tryed the hardist and I reely wantid to lern” -Charlie. Concluding that if you could feel smarter than you are now, would you. That's what Charlie feels like until he has an operation that makes him smart. The theme of this story I think is that people change over time. Like charlie changes throughout the story. In the story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes Charlie patarys the theme that people changed overtime.

In “Flowers for Algernon,” Charlie started out very happy, ordinary person with a good sense of humor, people enjoyed being around him. After he had an operation to help him belong, he became very serious and didn't do many fun things, he was not this type of person before the operation. The operation made him smart, but dull. As a result, he turned into someone he wasn’t; his co-workers and friends did not enjoy being with him anymore, in fact, the story says, they made it seem like they hated him. By changing himself, Charlie ended up losing most of the important people in his life and making him less happy as a result.

One hears others talking behind his back, and he is offended. Wouldn’t it be better to be better not to hear anything at all? In the novel, Flowers for Algernon narrated by a man named, Charlie Gordon we learn that ignorance is sometimes bliss.

Daniel Keyes in "Flowers for Algernon" utilizes the actions and thoughts of the main protagonist, Charlie Gordon, to convey the central idea, people only show kindness to someone else when the opportunity seems beneficial to themselves.

Even after Charlie’s regression did he ever regret having the A.I surgery? No. In the story “Flowers for Algernon”, A character named Charlie Gordon had a disability that made his mind into a child. Then a man named Dr.Strauss needed a test subject for an experiment, Charlie was the perfect subject for the A.I experiment. After his surgery his I.Q went up rapidly and he enjoyed life. Then Algernon bit Charlie and started to progress regression rapidly and soon died. Everyday after his death Charlie laid down flowers where Algernon died. Charle should have gotten his surgery because he wouldn't have better grammar, he wouldn’t have develop feelings, and wouldn't have discovered the “Algernon-Gordon Effect”

He feels as if Charlie is a different person following him around. He says, “Charlie may not interfere if I wanted to make love to Fay. He would probably stand in the doorway and watch. But the moment I came close to Alice, he panicked.” (Keyes 203) This shows that he doesn’t feel like the person he was before the surgery. He feels as though he is two different people and the old Charlie is stuck in the back of his mind. He has trouble getting close to people. He feels a panic as soon as he gets close to a woman. He feels as if old Charlie is prohibiting him and watching his every move. He says, “But then I think Charlie is waiting at the window. His life is not mine to throw away. I’ve just borrowed it for a while, and now I’m being asked to return it.” (Keys 278) After the surgery Charlie can’t sleep, “I know I should sleep, but I begrudge every second of waking time. It’s not just because of the nightmares; it’s because I’m afraid of letting go.”(Keys 278) This shows that Charlie is afraid to sleep. He has nightmares, he feels like he will lose his high IQ because he’s now so dependent of

All of what Charlie desires does seem positive, but with Charlie’s new knowledge his personality begins to change. Charlie is not as kind and has an inflated ego, and tends to be a bit entitled at times. This is a drastic change in character, and every character around him seems to notice, a colleague of his states, “You’ve become cynical. That’s all this opportunity has meant to you. Your genius has destroyed your faith in the world and fellow men.”

Throughout the novel Charlie’s personality and intelligence level changes a lot. In the beginning Charlie is happy, has friends, he’s retarded, and can’t remember a lot of things. “I fergot his last name because I dont remebir so good.” (Keyes 2),

Throughout reading the text and watching the film Flowers for Algernon, I’ve noticed an amount of similarities and differences. For instance, they both took place in a lab as well as a workplace for Charlie’s tests and experiments. In addition, another resemblance between the two is how Charlie Gordon started as a slow learner, became intelligent, then went back to his old habits while still having motivation in himself. Nevertheless, a similarity would also be how Charlie’s co-workers would make fun of him as well. However, it brought my attention when Charlie began falling in love with Ms. Kinnian and the movie includes Ms. Kinnian having a fiance, a husband who passed away, and being together with Charlie which I thought was surprising.

People are born the way they are. Is it right to change themselves if they were given the chance. Charlie in the book, Flowers for Algernon, had an I-Q of 68. He was loved and cherished by the people around him. He took part in an experiment that could bring up his intelligence. The side effects were unknown but he still did it. After the operation from the experiment he became smarter. Charlie talked and acted differently in contrast to everybody, making everyone feel second rate. People who cherished him ceased and he lost his occupation. His intelligence changed him making everything feel distinct. He suddenly discovered that being smart didn’t make you feel more love or happy. Before long, he learned his intelligence wasn’t

Flowers For Algernon is an amazing book, for many reasons. Flowers For Algernon follows events in the life of Charlie Gordon, a 32 year old man with an I.Q. of 68. He has always wanted to be smart, but with the help of an operation, he can. It had only been tested on animals so far, but Charlie was willing to take the risk. So what are some of the things that make Flowers for Algernon such a great book? It’s a combination of the wonderful narrative, the change that takes place in the novel, the exploration of intelligence in human life, the characters, and the relation between Charlie and Algernon.

Charlie Gordon was a different boy. He didn’t have the knowledge other people did. Charlie goes to get an operation on himself and becomes smart. He could have been better because he wanted to be intellectually disabled again, he didn’t want to be a counterfeit. Charlie’s mood, and attitude changed after the operation. Death also did occur after the operation. Charlie’s life could have gone better if Charlie didn’t go for the operation. His attitude changed, he started to become more aware that people were making fun of him and he started to dislike people and become less friendly to people around him. He also did change with his mood. His mood was always somewhat sad because he wanted to be himself again. He noticed that being smart wasn’t

Think of it, a once in a lifetime opportunity to become a genius. One operation and that’s it. Well, that is just some of what is in “Flowers for Algernon” by daniel keyes. It’s about a slow 37 year old man. He writes a journal and wants to become ‘smart’. In order to become ‘smart’ he must have an operation. Is it for the better, or worse? In my personal opinion, I think that it is for the better.

Most people think that surgery can fix things. Sure it could help with lung transplants and cancer but in this story it couldn’t. In the story “Flowers for Algernon.” The main character Charlie is mentally retarded. He is chosen for a surgery that would make him smarter than the 3x smarter than the average person. They soon find out that the surgery would wear off and eventually he would die, he then goes into isolation and try to finds a way to stop the surgery from wearing off. Finding out that there is no way to stop it he drives away into the city and isn't seen again.

In the beginning of the story, Charlie had just undergone the operation and was being tested frequently to check the progress he was making. Well, the doctors had a very out of the ordinary way of showing the changes in charlie's abilities, they decided to use a maze and mouse to observe. Charlie would race through a maze against algernon the mouse who had also received the operation. Charlie made it very plain that he was not a fan of the fact that Algernon always beat him, in these competitions. Which in my eyes struck Charlie to try harder and read more, just to beat the mouse. for the period of time that Algernon and Charlie had been together they had gotten closer, and towards the end of the book when Algernon dies, Charlie begins to lose his memory and go back to the way he was before the operation but through all the madness he does not forget his friend