Charlie Gordon: Smarter

To begin, one of the biggest reasons that Charlie would’ve been better off having never gotten the surgery is so he wouldn’t have to deal with knowing what great intelligence is like, but then having to go back to being naïve and dumb again. In the story Flowers for Algernon, Keyes says, “I learned so much so fast. Now my mind is deteriorating rapidly. I won’t let it happen. I’ll fight it. I can’t help thinking of the boy in the restaurant, the blank expression, the silly smile, the people laughing at him. No- please- not that again…” (303) This shows that Charlie realizes his mental capabilities are deteriorating and

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

I believe Charlie's emotions vary at different times. Before the operation Charlie was always happy and smiling, because he did not really understand when people were being mean to him. He was cheerful and laughed along with everyone else, even if they were making fun of him. Once he became intelligent, after the operation, Charlie understood that people were making fun of him, which made him sad. He could tell when people were deceiving him, and that included the doctors. Also, since his level of intelligence was higher then most others, he could not connect in conversation. Despite all of these depressing things, he saw Mrs. Kinnian as a women, and he really liked her. Since Charlie knew he was deteriorating, that made this love even worse

Charlie was better off after the surgery. After the surgery, he had real friends, loved Miss Kinnian, and beat Algernon. After all what happened after the surgery, at least he knew what it felt like to be

But, the reason why was all because he was starting to feel things. Emotions are normal and that surgery made him feel like that. Itś honestly not a bad thing. Other readers may also think he shouldn't have had the surgery because it led him to get fired from his only job, however, it wasn't his fault. The other guys were uncomfortable and were afraid only because if they tried to pick on him, that Charlie would out-smart them all. One last reason people with my opposite idea believe that he shouldn't have had the surgery because in the story, Charlie says he didn't want anyone to feel sorry for him, so he left New York. However, most people wouldn't want anyone to feel bad or sorry for them and Charlie made a good choice because if Miss Kinnian was going to cry when she saw Charlie, he wouldn't want to hurt her more even though he was hurt by himself

After the operation, in only a couple of months, Charlie starts showing signs of new intelligence. His grammar, improved, and he is able to reflect on what his does in the past something he wasn’t able to do before. He had finally gotten something use had always desired. Then, everything and everyone turned on him. In “PROGRESS REPORT 12” April 30th (pg. 60) Charlie writes: “now, they hate me for my knowledge and understanding. What in the name of god do they want of me? They’ve driven me out of the factory. Now I more alone than ever before…” Charlie got what he always wanted, and now he lost everything he had. It was a sacrifice it sounded like he didn’t want to make. I can tell just be the tone of his writing. This shows that we should embrace everything that we have. Charlie didn’t embrace everything, although he appreciated most of the thing he never became happy not being able to just enjoy life as it is.

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.

Another reason Charlie is better off without the surgery is because he doesn’t gain anything from the surgery. Even though Charlie does get smart and his intelligence boosts, it declines in the end of the story. When this happens, Charlie doesn’t remember to how to write or think in depth as well as he did before, so he is just the same as he was before surgery. Charlie even stated it himself in his July 10th progress report, “I try to read a little bit every day, mostly stories, but sometimes I have

Some people receive a life changing operation that will change them after surgery. Charlie Gordon changed a lot before and after surgery. One might argue Charlie Gordon was better off before the surgery or he was better after his life changing surgery. Charlie Gordon was better off not having his life changing operation. Before surgery Charlie Gordon had an IQ of 68 but after surgery he had an IQ of 300 far past genius status. Charlie’s IQ was not permanent. Later as Charlie’s IQ returns to 68 his look on the world changes.

Charlie was better of after surgery because he was given a twenty-five dollar bonus. At first he didn’t get any bonus because he didn’t get anything in the factory. When he got the twenty-five dollar bonus he wanted to go out with Frank and Joe, but “Joe said that he had to buy something for his wife and Frank said he was meeting his cousin for lunch (127).

3) Some examples of how the author shows Charlie’s increased intelligence is when Oliver quits his mixer job at the bakery, so Charlie volunteers to take his place. His coworkers give him a chance and he does an even better job than oliver. Another example is when Charlie figures out that Gimpy is

Charlie Gordon, a middle aged man that has an original I.Q. of 68 and is asked to be tested on to see if this experiment works. Mr. Gordon works at a factory and he always has a positive attitude at work. He attends a school for adults that don’t work quickly mentally. Mr. Gordon wants to become smart so he can know what he is doing in situations.

surgery. Charlie thought he was just having a fun time hanging out with his friends until surgery

The theme of the book is the connection between past and present. The book shows that the past and present are always connected, and that the past never goes away. This is evident in the book because Charlie Gordon keeps having flashbacks from his past as the meaning of those memories make more and more sense. Not until later when Charlie is fired from the bakery does he realize that the past is connected to the future, because he was rejected by his family in his past, then his bakery ‘family’ rejected him. Daniel Keyes shows that everything is connected from our past and present, and that the present is just a repetiton of the past.

Charlie Gordon is 32 years old, he had an IQ of 68. He works at a bakery for 11 dollars a week and bread or cake. On his free time he goes to a school for mentally disabled adults. He wants to become smarter so he can learn to read and write. His teacher, Miss Kinnian requested that he tries a series of tests to help him become smarter because he is dedicated to become smarter.