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Dr. Nemur's Suffering

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One common theme throughout the story was the fact that neither Dr. Strauss or Dr. Nemur were doing this to help Charlie, but to benefit themselves. One example of this is when Charlie learns about Dr. Nemur’s wife, “Dr. Nemur had a shrew of a wife who was pushing him all the time to get things published so that he could become famous” (Keyes 295). With his wife pushing him to become famous there is no possible way that Dr. Nemur could be doing this just as a benefit of science. There is no point in becoming a doctor if your only goal is to please your wife and become famous. Many doctors today, like Dr. Nemur, believe that money and fame will make them happy. But at the end of the day saving a person’s life should be rewarding enough. Doctors …show more content…

Nemur nor Dr. Strauss alerted Charlie of the possible side effects of the experiment. Charlie's newfound super intelligence that drove a bigger wedge than ever before between him and his friends . Because of Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss , his friends that were once laughing were now staying away from him in fear " Once again now I have the feeling of shame burning inside me . This intelligence has driven a wedge between me and all the people I once knew and loved . Before , they laughed at me and despised me for my ignorance and dullness ; now , they hate me for my knowledge and understanding " (Keyes #) . Charlie was doing this all just for the liking of his friends , unknown to him , he was just chasing them away . Another defect of Charlie's super intelligence was that he was fired from his job of the boxing company . " You used to be a good , dependable , ordinary man-not too bright maybe , but honest . Who knows what you done to yourself to get so smart all of a sudden . Like everybody around here's been saying , Charlie , it's not right . " "But how can you says / said that , Fanny ? what is wrong with a man becoming intelligent and wanting to acquire knowledge and understanding of the world around him ? " . She stared down at her work " (Keyes 296 ) . The doctors were solely responsible for all of those 840 signatures on the petition to have him removed . Before the operation Charlie was a social outcast because of his mental state , he is even more socially

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