Charlie's Early Life Analysis

However, Charlie became depressed after he was kicked out. He noticed in his journal that his spelling errors were starting to increase again. Furthermore, Charlie’s intelligence started to decrease gradually. He quit his new job and went back to his old job and worked as a janitor. His old coworkers started to feel sorry for him. Even though, most of them decided to pick on him even more than they did before.

Well, his mom is very strict and treats Charlie unfairly. His father stays out of the conversations Charlie has with his mom, so he is no help. So Charlie went to the library to read, and his mom spazzed at him. “Before I can close the front door, my mother has slapped me. Hard and sharp. Much like Mrs. Wishart, but with considerably more venom. It stings for a long time. I touch my face, shocked”(Silver 94). She full on slapped Charlie in the face, for going to the library! Her excuse was that there is a killer on the loose, but no one knows that for sure. It's what comes after this that showed Charlie’s courage. “Go to your room! She screams. I can’t! There's a wasp in there. What? There's a wasp in there! That's why I couldn't get changed! I don't care! She yells, pointing toward the back of the house. Well, that's been patently obvious for some time! Excuse me? She leaned in, aggressive, speaking through her gritted teeth. Goddamnit! I yell. I'll go and bloody get stung”(Silver 96)! Charlie knows that his mother is treating him unfairly, and he decides to talk back to his mother, trying to defend his case. He even swears at her. He stood up for himself and left his mother stunned. She has treated him unfairly most of her life, so it was about time she got a taste of her own

Charlie was known to have the personality that was always bright and talkative. Charlie had the lowest skill level out of all his “friends” and he didn't understand how real friends should treat one another so he never thought anything of it. Charlie felt good about himself but he wanted to be smart and know what his friends and other people around him knew. He was ready to learn and he wasn’t scared because he pushed fear away; he just wanted to know what it was like to comprehend what was going on in the world. The

He’s putting a façade on to win back his daughter despite the bitter and angry tendencies that remain. Charlie’s final words do little to assure the reader that he is a changed man. His want for his daughter is shifted back to his guilt over his wife’s death. He believes that “Helen wouldn't have wanted him to be so alone”

Charlie’s behavior really affected his ability to become a better father. No matter what mistakes he made he grew up and realized the bigger picture. The bigger picture was his little girl that was his everything. That moment that he decided to have only one drink a day was the day he knew he can change. No matter how the situation ended up with his late wife he still made poor choices. For Charlie’s to open his eyes and see what he was missing in life is what is important. Honoria was his saver on becoming a new man “he had larger plans” (F Scott Fitzgerald 649). He had plans for his future with Honoria. Charlie put effort and though of how his plans would be if only Marion allowed him to take the care of his child.

He begins to realize that his “friends” have always picked on him. Charlie says, “It’s a funny thing that I never knew that Joe and Frank and the others liked to have me around all the time to make fun of me” (55). Before the experiment, Charlie thought that they were making jokes and he didn’t even realize that his “friends” were making rude jokes about him. He also begins to have feelings for someone, Miss Kinnian. Charlie says, “I don’t understand why I never noticed how beautiful Miss Kinnian really is”

Daniel Keyes, author of Flowers for Algernon states “You don’t, Charlie. If you did then I’d tell them I don't care about their delegations and their petitions, and I’d stick up for you against all of them. But as it is now, they’re all scared to death of you” (Keyes 105). This quote explains how Charlie lost his job and co-workers due to being smarter than everyone else around him. The sole purpose Charlie accepted to do the experiment was so he could be smart and accepted by others. The outcome was Charlie losing his job and those that he cared about due to becoming

Growing up Charlie was made fun of and treated like an outcast by everyone including his parents. His mom thought he may “infect” his sister and his father was never home. One day through the wall while his parents are arguing, Charlie hears his dad say to his mom “‘You’re crazy. Put that knife away.’ ‘He’s better off dead. He’ll never be able to live a normal life. He’ll be better off-―’ ‘You’re out of your mind’” (Keyes, 170) Charlie had thought that no one in his family loved him and when his father saves his life he is proved wrong. His mother controlled the house but his father standing up for Charlie showed Charlie that he

Ultimately, Charlie’s life is better before his operation. Keyes gives an excellent insight into someone who gets mistreated because of his disabilities. Like Charlie, everyone is born with his or her special characteristics, talents, and flaws. Before his surgery, Charlie has a job that he looks forward to every day. He finds happiness in the smallest benefits in his life. He looks forward to seeing his friends because they make his life a great deal brighter, and make him smile a little more. Although many people attempt to change various aspects of their lives, they should accept who they are and give up their longing for perfection. After all, nobody is made “perfect”, and attempting to achieve such results can lead to unexpected, even

At the beginning of the story Charlie wasn’t very bright. Charlie said “I want to be smart.” He was picked on and had no friends because he was mentally retarted and he mind didn’t function like others brain. He was known to be picked on because he was like other people. He wanted to be smart, wanted to spell and think like

Charlie realized that because of the way that his brain works, people will never treat him like they would treat a normal processing human being. His so called friends used him for their enjoyment and embarrassed him over and over again. Charlie was finally done with the people that he used to trust and call his friends and moved away because he wanted a fresh start with people that he could trust. “Flowers for Algernon”, “Speckled Band”, and “A Retrieved Reformation” had many lessons and themes to be learned, I thought that trust was the most important lesson because trust is something that everybody needs to learn and

Charlie Gordon is a 32 year old man with an IQ of 68. Charlie has always been eager to become ‘smart’ like other people, and be able to learn. Before Charlie was given an opportunity to become smart, he was happy and selfless. Charlie worked in Mr.Donner’s Bakery, and although his co-workers made fun of him, Charlie was unable to see that. Charlie was very childlike, but willing to work hard and make real friends.

Throughout this event, Charlie learns that his family will never really be a genuine caring family. He also learns that his mother will never accept him for who he really

The extreme difference between the two major roles in development left him in despair. Charlie became angry and acted different than he was before. As stated in the book, “ I don't recall ever being so angry before. I don't think it

He had a surgery to raise his iq. It was an experimental surgery so things could have gone wrong form the beginning and charlie knew it but he had the surgery anyway. He was brave to have the surgery. He is willing to learn as that is the reason he was chosen to have the surgery. As the book states “ So I went to the library and got out a lot of books to read. I’ve