Flowers For Algernon Charlie Gordon Analysis

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

“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.

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

On page three hundred eleven, Charlie says, “...all my life I wantid to be smart, and not dumb,” and on page three hundred thirteen, he says, “Their going to use me! Im so exited I can hardly write.” Both of these quotes show how Charlie is ecstatic to become smart, and to have the operation. It’s only fair that he should get a chance to have something that he’s always wanted. Some people think that changing people’s intelligence is unnatural, and that scientists who do this will be playing god, but why shouldn’t he have the opportunity of his lifetime, a second chance in life, so maybe he can be normal, and not constantly looked down

After the operation, in only a couple of months, Charlie starts showing signs of new intelligence. His grammar, improved, and he is able to reflect on what his does in the past something he wasn’t able to do before. He had finally gotten something use had always desired. Then, everything and everyone turned on him. In “PROGRESS REPORT 12” April 30th (pg. 60) Charlie writes: “now, they hate me for my knowledge and understanding. What in the name of god do they want of me? They’ve driven me out of the factory. Now I more alone than ever before…” Charlie got what he always wanted, and now he lost everything he had. It was a sacrifice it sounded like he didn’t want to make. I can tell just be the tone of his writing. This shows that we should embrace everything that we have. Charlie didn’t embrace everything, although he appreciated most of the thing he never became happy not being able to just enjoy life as it is.

He is functional, but moderately mentally disabled. Charlies main goal is to learn so he can be smart like everyone else. When he was suggested by his teacher for an operation that could make him smarter, he got excited because he actually had a chance. Before the surgery Charlie is completely innocent. Being innocent is defined as simple and naive. He has no experience because he has been under circumstances that did not allow him. He is a generally happy person that values companionship. Charlie sees the good in everybody and is nice to all, even when some are not particularly nice to him. Before the surgery Charlie is very ignorant to the jokes and slurs his “friends” express to him. He always enjoys going to work to see his friends because he likes how they joke around and laugh with him.

For being such intelligent doctors they should have known better than to put him through the surgery knowing all the risks. Charlie should not have gone through the experiment even though it was a major brake through for science. The doctors who performed the surgery were being very selfish when they decided to use Charlie for the experiment. Because of this experiment Charlie has lost all of his friends and his job and his feeling for miss.kinnian have grown rapidly just to get shot down.

”(Keyes 203). This quote shows that Algernon is starting to become uncooperative which means so will Charlie. Soon Charlie will forget all the information that considered him smart. If you’re only going to be smart for a few months it is definitely not worth it. When Charlie first got the surgery he did not know that it would be temporary.

Charlie had two key things, which is why the doctors chose Charlie. The two key things were Charlie's motivation and Miss Kinnian. Miss Kinnian could teach Charlie after the operation, and the doctors Charlie's motivation showed that Charlie really wanted the operation. The doctors chose Charlie, without considering the benefits and harms for him, but only of those key things. The doctors only saw benefits for themselves.

Charlie should not have had the operation because it ruined his relationships. After the operation, when Charlie reached genius level, he realized “This intelligence has driven a wedge between me and all the people I once knew and loved” (235). As Charlie’s intelligence started to progress, he began realizing that those he once called friends, thought he was just a joke. Since Charlie was not as smart as the people around him, he did not

Flowers for Algernon Everyone is who they are and no one can change that no matter what. Charlie Gordon is a thirty-seven year old man who has an IQ of sixty-eight and wishes to be smart. He was chosen for the intelligence-altering surgery to become smarter and triple his IQ. After the surgery, there were huge changes in his life.

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

Have you ever imagined being able to get the chance to have Artificial Intelligence surgery or A.I. surgery? Well a mentally challenged man had this opportunity. In the Science Fiction story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, a thirty seven year old man named Charlie Gordon had a passion to become intelligent, have friends, and fit it in. But there is one obstacle in his way, Charlie is mentally challenged. Since Charlie is desperate to become intelligent, he takes the leap to do the A.I. surgery. Charlie Gordon made the right decision to have the Artificial Intelligence surgery because he helped out with scientific discoveries, also achieved his goal of becoming intelligent, and another reason would be Charlie got to experience

Other say that charlie should not have had the surgery but i think he should because he was able to be smart however, Charlie’s increased intellect also allows him to become aware of the thing he was missing real love friendship and ratiol understanding obviously, Charlie’s brain functions much better after the

Hi I’m Charlie Gordon. The story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes is about a 37 year old guy that has a metal state or IQ of 68. No I don’t think Charlie should have had the operation done on him.