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Flowers For Algernon Relationships

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In life our relationships are a big part of us. Our relationships can help us when in time of need or destroy us. In “ Flowers for Algernon” a novel by Daniel Keyes; Algernon, a mouse whose intelligence has been enhanced is dead, and now Charlie a middle aged retarded adult who had the same surgery as Algernon thinks he’s next. Charlie Gordon’s relationship with his mother, Rose wanting him to get “ smarter “ and his teacher, Ms. Kinnian who also wanted him to further himself affect him in two completely different ways. Rose acted like she wanted Charlie to learn and improve but, she ended up committing very morally wrong and inhumane things to Charlie. On pg 184, Charlie has flashback to a moment where his mother threatened to kill Charlie

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