Comparing Movie 'Charly And The Story Flowers For Algernon'

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.

Imagine being three times smarter than you already are through a simple, painless surgery, but there’s a catch. The effects of the surgery that can make you a genius could be temporary, and have not been studied and may be dangerous. Flowers for Algernon, a short story, describes a character who is intellectually disabled. He has to make a choice between having doctors conduct an experiment that involves surgery on him to make him three times smarter or staying the way he is. Charlie Gordon should not have the surgery because it is highly experimental and theoretical, as well as the negative social effects.

There are many differences, but also similarities between the book Flowers for Algernon and the movie Charly. In the movie, the viewers could see what was happening, where as in the book the scenes were described so the readers could understand. In the movie Charly and the book Flowers for Algernon there are many differences that include: Miss Kinnian and Charlie starting to date, Charlie announcing his love, Charlie being rejected by Miss Kinnian, and Charlie announcing his regression. There are also many similarities that include: Charlie loving Miss Kinnian, Charlie being taught by Miss Kinnian, Charlie losing against Algernon in races before the surgery, and Charlie won against Algernon after the surgery.

In the story Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon a 37-year-old mentally disabled man is better off before his intelligence enhancement surgery as opposed to after the procedure. This is because he is happier and does not understand flaws in others. And after the surgery, he is less happy and realizes the flaws in others. He even moves away at the end of the story to get away from everyone who knew he once was smart. Also, before the surgery, he is employed and enjoys his job. After the surgery effects wear off and he is mentally disabled again he is unemployed and just lounges around not liking someone near him, until Ms. Flynn forces him to get his job back. Although one might object that he is better off after the intelligence enhancement surgery because his friend is nicer to him and respect him more.

When a book gets adapted into a film, the filmmakers will most likely change many things from the book so it doesn’t seem like they ripped the film completely off. This is obvious with Flowers For Algernon and the movie, Charly, this book and movie have many differences as well as similarities. One similarity with this book and film is that they both follow the same story which is about Charlie, a 37 year old man that desperatly wants to become smart. In the book, Charlie finds two doctors, Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss and choose him for the operation, In the film, Charlie is also chosen for the operation. Another similarity is that Charlie becomes friends with Algernon after he beats him. In the book, after Charlie beats Algernon many times,

In the beginning, he wasn’t very smart, but he was happy. He didn’t understand things, he didn’t know how to spell, he was childish, but he was happy. The story explains, “ She told me this test and the other one the raw-shok was for getting personalty. I laffed so hard. I said how can you get that thing from inkblots and fotos.” (Keyes, 55) The text explains that he was happy, he can’t spell, and that he is childish. Then when he had the operation, he became so knowledgeable that he lost his friends and wasn’t very happy. Being happy is more important than being intelligent, and Charlie lost his happiness because he wanted to be

surgery. Charlie gets to describe, learn about books, learn how to spell, and learn new words he never saw before. “I never read such a hard book before. It’s called Robinson Crusoe about a man who gets merooned on a dessert iland. Hes smart and figers out all kinds of things so he can have a house and food and hes a good swimmer because he's all alone and has no frends.”

Flowers For Algernon Essay In Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes, the main character Charlie Gordon under goes in an operation to increase his intelligence as a mentally disabled person. Later on in the story he looses the intelligence he gained and could be on the road to dying. He is better off with the surgery because he gained so much such as, social cues and intelligence. Before the operation Charlie could barely say complete sentences let alone spell, but after the operation he was becoming smarter than his teacher, Mrs. Kinnian.

People now days treat others with disrespect and look down upon on other who are mentally challenged, and this is not right. In the story “ Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, Charlie gets the opportunity to get an operation that could potentially make him smarter. The bad news is it could have side effects and he could lose everything he has learned from the operation and it not work. I believe in this story Charlie should have gotten the operation.

Fanny explains how Charlie went against nature by getting the surgery to increase his intelligence. Furthermore, Charlie Gordon a thirty seven year old man with a low IQ of 68 gets an operation done on him to raise his intelligence. But what he does not know the many problems the surgery will cause him. In the story “Flowers for Algernon” a science fiction short story by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon should not have had the operation in order for him to increase his

The short story “Flowers for Algernon” and the movie “Charly” have a lot of similarities and differences. First of all, in both the movie and the short story Charlie has the mentally ability so in both they are trying to figure out a way to see if the surgery will work for him or if it's even possible to do. In the short story all Charlie wants is to be smart so he tries and tries to beat Algernon at the mazes and he is trying to do everything perfect so they will use him for the test. In the movie he wants to be smart but he goofs around a lot and isn't very focused on what is going on. Charlie has very mean and rude friends in the movie and the short story but he thinks they are just messing around with him but really they are making fun

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.

“Why would man mock the naive and the dumb yet cradle the weak, the crippled, and the blind”-Charlie Gordon. In the science fiction novel “Flowers for Algernon” Charlie Gordon, a 37 year old man with mental disabilities, so two scientists (Dr.Strauss and Dr. Nemur) decide he is the perfect candidate for a surgery that has the potential to triple a man’s intelligence. Charlie teaches us all never to use our ability to lern for granted.Charlie is much more happy after the surgery.

Don't you hate it when you read an awesome book but, the movie is just not up to par? And isn’t it the worst when the film doesn’t have the same key details that are in the book? This is the case in the short story and film of “Flowers for Algernon”. Portrayal of characters, setting, and characters, all of which are missing in the film but are found in the short story. These are all crucial parts to the plot and storyline of the short story.

Well Flowers of Algernon on the short story was mostly about Charly and his struggles to fit in with the normal people. There were a few parts where he declared that he was in love