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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.

In this novel, Flowers for Algernon, written by Daniel Keyes, a man named Charlie Gordon has an operation done to increase his intelligence. He started as a mentally retarded man and slowly became a genius. He seemed to soak up information like a sponge and he was able to figure out the most complex scientific formulas. The only problem with the operation is that it does not last for ever and in his remaining time he tries to figure out why it is not permanent. He will eventually lose everything he learned and become worse off than when he started, so Charlie was better off before he had the operation.

Charlie Gordon, a mentally compromised man, should not have received the surgery to increase his numerical intelligence-as judged by an IQ-and to become a normal man. While Daniel Keyes in “Flowers for Algernon” conveyed hope for psychologically impaired individuals, the surgery failed with countless devastating consequences. In all actuality, the complications that Charlie faced were genuine. As far as society was concerned, Charlie-having a lesser IQ than the average person-was regarded as unacceptable. The surgery was seen as a cure for this; nevertheless, it did not amount to any change in the way he was treated. Harnessing the insights from Algernon’s case and his own cognitive abilities, Charlie deciphered the effects and predicted the

Imagine you were given the opportunity to have a surgery that would make you the smartest person in the world, having the largest I.Q. out of anyone, and being able to fulfill your life dreams! That was the situation Charlie Gordon was in. Charlie Gordon was a thirty-seven year old man who lived in New York, in the story ¨Flowers for Algernon¨ by Daniel Keyes. Charlie was a mentally disabled man with only an I.Q. of 68. One day he was interviewed and was chosen to receive a surgery to, at the least, triple his I.Q., making him the smartest man in the world. Charlies biggest dream was to be smart and with the artificial intelligence (A.I.) operation, he could finally fulfill his biggest dream. The life that Charlie Gordon lived improved significantly after the artificial intelligence surgery. Charlie had been given the opportunity to feel new emotions, have an increase I.Q., and

“I hope they use me. Miss Kinnian says maybe they can make me smart. I want to be smart” (Keyes 221). When given the opportunity to a life-changing operation, Charlie Gordon, Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes, was able to experience his life with his own self-worth. Throughout his 37 years of life, there has been the consistent struggle with his intellectual disability. With artificial intelligence, the events Gordon went through were positive. Most people could only dream of having the accessibility to artificial intelligence and experience just what Charlie did, even if it wasn’t forever. In comparison to society around this individual Charlie was viewed as dumb. That viewpoint drove a barrier between him and those around him. The experiment

Why did Charlie want to become smarter? Charlie Gordon wanted to be smarter so he got a brain operation and he learned a lot faster than normal and then started loosing what he learned and what he knew before the operation. In the story, “Flowers for Algernon” Daniel Keyes explains that a person should not compare his/her intelligance with others.

Have you ever felt like you weren’t as smart as everyone else? Well, that’s how Charlie Gordon felt everyday. Except Charlie didn’t just think it, he truly wasn’t smart. He knew that he wasn’t very intelligent and like anybody would, he was willing to do anything he could to become smart. Which is why you can’t blame Charlie for wanting to participate in the experiment. Unfortunately, Charlie doesn’t realize how much he will change. Charlie participating in the experiment to increase his intelligence has definitely changed him.

The intellectually enhancing experiment has a life changing effect on Charlie Gordon’s I.Q. Before the operation he has an I.Q of 70 that classifies his intelligence as below average.

started at 68 he struggled he whole life because the only thing he wanted to do was to be smart like other people. He wanted to be a normal person, but he didn’t have any adult mentalities. He was always thinking like a kid but he was a fully grown man. When Charlie enrolled in the classes, it helped his ability to read and write. Charlie gradually changed and so did his I.Q.

In Brooklyn, New York, a man named Charlie Gordon, who is 37 and worked as a janitor at Donnegans Plastic Box Company. Gordon, 2 weeks ago was just at a school for the mentally challenged adults with his teacher named Miss Kinnian. Kinnian had recommended a surgery to Gordon who was born with a mental disability. Algernon, a mouse was tested before Gordon to see if this procedure really works. Miss Kinnian strives to make Gordon smarter than a mouse. A couple weeks later, an operation has been done to Gordon by 2 doctors, Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur, that may change his intelligence from a brain surgery. Gordon was always the type of man who wanted to fit in with the rest of the world because he always felt different. Gordon had this

¨Knowledge is having the right answer. Intelligence is asking the right questions.¨ said Albert Einstein. I wonder what he would say if he saw Charlie Gordon, a 30 year old man who is mentally disabled and undergoes a surgery to make his I.Q. tripled and if what he valued was important or not. Throughout the story ¨Flowers for Algernon¨, Charlie Gordon´s experiences shape and change him for the better.

Did you ever want to be smarter than your friends or even just a little bit smarter? Well, so did Charlie Gordon. Being a mental 37 year-old man, life is hard and you can’t be always happy, but after a major surgery he is a little better off.

Imagine taking every piece of knowledge that you have studied from 7 years old to now, and erasing it. Suddenly, you are like a little kid again. Lost in their own world, and exploring the new world. Now think about this, the 7-year-old you is the 37-year-old equivalent to Charlie Gordon. This is Charlie Gordon’s life with an IQ of 68.

Artificially increasing Charlie’s intelligence allowed him to [prove and have an entire new theory] - ”Under separate cover I am sending you a copy of my report entitled, "The Algernon-Gordon Effect: A Study of Structure and Function of Increased Intelligence," which I would like to have you read and have published()“. Charlie is able to accomplish an entire scientific study shortly after the surgery, and could be accepted by the community of intellectuals. However, even if Charlie was able to accomplish something very great, in the end he was back to square one. In his final progress report, Charlie writes, “Thats why 1m going away from New York for good. I dont want to do nothing like that agen.

Charlie Gordon was a mentally retarded thirty-two-year-old man, who was chosen by a team of scientists to take part in an experimental surgery designed to boost his intelligence. Charlie worked at Donner’s Bakery in New York City as a janitor and delivery boy. The other employees would often taunt Charlie, but Charlie was unable to understand that he was being made fun of. He believed that his co-workers were good friends, but they were not. Charlie would go to school at the Beekman College Center for Retarded Adults, and that is where he met Alice Kinnian. Alice Kinnian was his teacher, and she noticed that he was different from all of her students. Charlie was eager to learn. So, Ms. Kinnian recommended Charlie to undergo the surgery.