Does Charlie Make The Right Decision In Flowers For Algernon

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

Charlie’s operation was a horrible idea from the beginning; the results of the operation were temporary, the operation put his life in danger, and it caused him to become depressed. Would you have the operation if nobody knew what would happen? Messing with intelligence through operation is wrong and unnatural; you could always go to school or just live life the way you think and understand

One reason why the operation on Charlie was unethical was that he could not fully grasp the concept of the procedure. For example, in Progress Report 1, Charlie wrote that Miss Kinnian, Charlie's teacher, told him about the procedure and he jotted down, "I hope [Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur] use me ... I want to be smart[sic]" (Keyes 514). To receive the operation was Charlie's dream because he wanted to enhance his intelligence, however, that was all he knew about the procedure. Since Charlie had a low intelligence, he could not see the pros and cons of the surgery, only what he wanted, which was to become smart, making the operation unethical. Also, in Progress Report 3, Charlie recorded his past on how people would ask him why he wanted to become smart. "I told them becaus all my life I wantid to be smart and not dumb ... I dont care if it herts[sic]" (Keyes 515). Being born with low intelligence made Charlie yearn to get smarter. However, because getting smarter

In the science fiction novel, Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon should not have had the option to have the operation to make him intelligent. Charlie was better off before the operation because at the end of the book, he returned to his old self. For example, “I dont know why Im dumb agen or what I did wrong maybe its becaus I dint try hard enuff.” This shows that Charlie’s grammar has regressed. This proves that the operation was not needed because Charlie returned to his normal self. Charlie was better off before the operation because he was fired from his job. When Charlie became intelligent, all the workers signed a petition, to get Charlie fired, because he was too smart. This shows that the operation was not needed because he lost his job and his

Charlie Gordon should not have had this operation because the operation did not benefit him in anyway. The surgery was going to leave Charlie isolated once again. The operation gave Charlie what he wanted which was to be smart but it did not last forever. The operation made his life harder for him to live. The doctors got benefit from the operation because they got to see if the experiment worked or not. They used Charlie for the operation

In Daniel Keyes' novel Flowers for Algernon, Charlie Gordon, the main character, was given something he'd wanted for his entire life, intelligence, only to have it snatched away from him after about three months, leaving him bitter and alone, even regarding what he had achieved with boosted intelligence. Charlie isn't better off in result of the surgery that increased his intelligence because of the changes in his human relationships and his overall happiness of where he currently is in his life.

The doctors did not plan ahead and it did not work forever and it only lasted a short period of time. The effects killed Algernon as well as he started getting dumber and not wanting to eat. Charlie's intelligence stated waring off and he became dumb again as he could see his progress reports did not make sense anymore and the grammar and spelling changed. While it is true the doctors had made some mistakes Charlie actually got to experience life while being smart he gained a lot of it and so did the doctors .Charlie Gordons doctors acted ethically when they preformed the surgery to make him intelligent

Charlie wanted the doctors to choose him, because on some level he knew how atypical he was. From the doctors’ perspective, the opportunity to make Charlie normal superseded his life; this is why they neglected to tell him about the possible side effects of the operation. Disturbingly, the doctors knew that Charlie could regress to his former state and possibly die; they decided not to inform him of this fact because they wanted the recognition and praise that would be showered upon them if Charlie’s operation was a success. Charlie’s impairment did not diminish his worth as a human being, but during the experiment he was equated to a mouse, Algernon. The all-encompassing reason for the doctors wanting to “fix” Charlie was that they thought society would benefit.

One of the first reasons why Charlie should not have gone under surgery is because he had a lower intelligence at the time and did not realize that he might shorten his life when he went

The First Important decision for Charlie decides to have the operation to make him smarter then dr strauss and nemer decide to use charlie for the operation the decision process for the both are not the same the 1st one where charlie gets to decide he decides relatively quick because he wanted to become smarter he really didn't care what might happen because he really was not living a meaningful life. The 2nd decision for the doctors was not so easy because if they did the operation on charlie there were kids that had applied for this and they might have gotten more use out of it if it had worked out because they may have learned more than charlie. I thought that Charlie was capable of making this decision for himself he had always wanted become smarter and he wanted to understand all of his “Friends” .

He wasn’t very smart and had an IQ of 68. Charlie's doctors did not act ethically when they performed the surgery to make him smarter. The doctors were unethical because they did not fully inform Charlie of the risks that came with performing the operation. In the story, Charlie

When Charlie, a mentally challenged men is offered a once in a lifetime chance to become smart for free, he doesn't think twice before saying yes but little did he know his life would be changed forever. Operations are meant to improve and save lives, when the main character Charlie accepts to participate in a human science experiment his life was completely changed. Should he have gotten the operation? What are the risks? These are all questions that should be considered.

In Flowers for Algernon Charlie takes part of a sugey where they want to see if they can make a man who is mentally retarded gain the knowledge of a normal or smarter man his age. After he get this surgery it seem to have worked but no one know for sure what was going to happen or what it would do to if. They have only ever tested this on animals so doing was quite a ricks but charlie's dream in life is to be smart. He tries to live as much of a

In Flowers for Algernon Charlie takes part of a sugey where they want to see if they can make a man who is mentally retarded gain the knowledge of a normal or smarter man his age. After he get this surgery it seem to have worked but no one know for sure what was going to happen or what it would do to if. They have only ever tested this on animals so doing was quite a ricks but charlie's dream in life is to be smart. He tries to live as much of a normal standard life