Charlie Gordon's Life In Flowers For Algernon By Daniel Keyes

Charlie knows that this operation can be temporary, “They don’t know if it will be perminint but theirs a chance.” After the procedure Charlie has his ups and downs, but in the end deteriorate to the point where he cannot read and write and remember anything he has learned with his increased IQ. In the end Charlie looks back at his journey and sees everything he has done for science and is happy it lasted, “...Im grateful that I saw it all for a littel

If you had one wish, what would it be?  A mountain bike, doll house or even a brand new phone. Charlie Gordon on the other hand had only one wish.  His wish was to become intelligence.  In the science fiction story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon, a thirty seven year old man had a mental disability . He strived to feel accepted by his peers. Changing his life forever, he undergoes a surgery to increase his I.Q.  Charlie Gordon was significantly better off having artificial intelligence surgery.  The surgery helped Charlie regain memories, increase his I.Q and experience emotions.

Have you ever thought about being smart? Well, Charlie Gordon did. Charlie Gordon is a 37 year old male with an I.Q. that is not very high. In the Science FIction story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel keyes. Charlie Gordon wasn’t very smart, he has a low I.Q. of 68. Charlie wanted to be smart so he would be liked by people. Charlie had the opportunity to have the A.I. surgery to triple his I.Q. Charlie Gordon should have had the A.I. surgery.

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.

“Eagar, Determined, and Motivated:” these three words describe Charlie Gordon in Daniel Keyes’s story “Flowers for Algernon”. Daniel Keyes writes about a thirty two year old man with a low IQ (Charlie Gordon) who strives to become “normal”. Charlie will do anything to become smarter even letting two doctors preform brain surgery to enhance his learning capability. Charlie evolves throughout the novel and by the end of his journey although his IQ is low he is a more complete person. He learns the true meaning of friendship and demonstrates intellectual growth as a person by overcoming obstacles and understanding various lessons.

It is possible to live without intelligence. Intelligence is important but if you don't have it, then it is fine. You can try to become intelligent by being yourself, but there is no need for getting surgery to get smarter. Charlie shouldn’t have gotten the surgery. He was living happily. He wasn't sad about anything, so he wouldn't need to go through any stress.

Charlie may have had some disadvantages to his tripled IQ, such as the struggle of talking to regular people, but he was better off with the surgery; everything was easier for Charlie. If the surgery’s effects lasted forever, he would have had everything easy. He’d have a good life, a better job, and he would be with Ms. Kinnian rather than see her as just a teacher, like his former self did. He would notice whenever someone made fun of him, or bullied him. Charlie was much more aware of various things after the surgery, so in general, Charlie was better off with the effects after the

A neurosurgeon asks you to agree with getting an Artificial Intelligence(A.I.) procedure, to increase your I.Q. by three times. Would you do it? Charlie Gordon, a thirty seven year old man with a mental disability, faces this exact question in the science fiction story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes. He goes through with it, but afterwards, he discovers good and not-so-good things about life ,that he never knew. Carlie was better off before he had the A.I. surgery, because he lost friends, he regressed lower than before the surgery,and he developed new emotions, negatively affecting himself and the people around him.

Firstly I would like to start off with an example the backs up, why i think Charlie should have gotten the operation, because with him getting the operation it helps advance science. “ Anyway i bet im the first dumb person in the world who ever found out something important for science”(keyes, 86) this means he did do something important to help science. The way it helps advance science is it helps them see what they have done wrong by all the data they have collected and learn what their mistake was. Another way it helps advance science it that he just helped with an important partin science that could potentially make the whole world smart. If scientists are to figure out what the mistake was they could make all mental and even advanced people even more smart. Also you never know if it would have stayed permanent and if you are Charlie you have to do whatever it takes to

First off, Charlie Gordon was significantly more open and friendly to other people before his operation. Before the surgery, Charlie was welcoming of new people and always wanted to talk to someone. However,

How would you feel about undergoing a procedure to grant you intelligence immediately? Charlie Gordon in Daniel Keyes, “Flowers for Algernon” has the chance to skyrocket to high intelligence by going through a life changing operation. Charlie Gordon is a 37 year old who wears glasses and attends a night school for adults. Charlie is a unintelligent adult with a learning disability. His teacher, Ms. Kinnian, discovers an opportunity for him to withstand an operation to generate intelligence, will he do it? Will Charlie put his life in danger just for intelligence? Despite Charlie’s unintelligence, he is a dynamic and intriguing protagonist. Throughout the story, Charlie proves that experiments can change a person and he takes us on his unforgettable complex journey to show us how he changed.

The doctors, Dr. Nemur and Dr. Struass, didn’t think of how Charlies life would change after his intelligence wore off. They tested the surgery on rats but most of them died. There was only one rat that showed signs of the intelligence, Algernon. Since only one rat had the intelligence, they thought that testing

If you had the chance to triple your current I.Q., would you consider the life changing opportunity of artificial intelligence? In the science fiction story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon, a man of 37, is unsatisfied with his mere I.Q. of 68. Charlie gets the chance of a lifetime to undergo a procedure that could potentially triple his I.Q. In the act of desperation of acceptance, Charlie happily accepts the offer. The life of Charlie Gordon significantly improved after the operation of artificial intelligence. The aftermath of the surgery resulted in many benefits to Charlie such as maturing him, the development of new emotions, and even helped him learn more than an

Would you have the surgery to increase your I.Q.? Did you ever think that the A.I surgery could help Charlie in many different ways to help him in life and understand his surroundings. Charlie had many different effects due to this A.I surgery like fell in love, understands emotions and books, and understands the experiment and why it was a failure. If you can can give some of facts about the A.I surgery and why should it happen we might able to change the

Imagine a surgery that triples intelligence, yet also destroys the lives of all the people who have it. A surgery like this has, in fact, been tested before. A real life study was performed on a mouse named Algernon, and on a 37 year old man with a low IQ of 68, Charlie Gordon. Unfortunately, the surgery had terrible consequences, and because of that, it should never be performed again. Although it temporarily increased both Charlie and Algernon’s intelligence, it made Charlie lose some of his defining characteristics and ability to socialize, as well as causing depression, regression and, ultimately, death.