Flowers For Algernon Quote Analysis

The story Flowers For Algernon is about a man named Charlie. He has a low IQ of 68. He wants to be chosen to under go an experiment to make him smart. Ethics is what is right and wrong, mainly right. Charlie Gordon's doctors did not act ethically when they performed the sugary to make him smarter. They were unethical by not telling him the risks

The idea of changing someone's IQ is an interesting thing but Charlie a thirty seven year old man who struggles with learning and wants to be smart will become smart as a doctor gives him this chance by having a brain operation, Charlie should not have had the operation performed on him. “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes is a great sci fi short story that you can learn a lot from. Although I think Charlie should not have had the operation, some might say that he should have had it because he wanted to be smart so it gave him a taste of what being intelligent is all about. The operation done on Charlie had a negative impact on him in the end, poor doctor choses, weak animal testing and bad knowledge of the situation could leave many other

Imagine yourself as a young child. You’re extremely happy and you have little to no worries. Now imagine yourself as a teenager or adult, and you’re the exact opposite, because of school, relationships, jobs,money, or responsibility. These contrasts tie into the theme I’m about to introduce you to. This theme is expressed thoroughly in many parts of the story, Flowers For Algernon, which is “Ignorance is Bliss”. In the story, the main character Charlie Gordon undergoes an operation to gain intelligence. After a while, he finds out the operation is only temporary, which leads many negative things to his mind including stress. Two reasons this story explains great examples that “Ignorance is Bliss”, is that when you’re ignorant or unintelligent or even young, you’re upbeat and when you are smart, you endure much more stress and worries. I remember when I was young, and I had nothing to worry about in life.

As Charlie's intelligence increases he thinks that he will be more liked the higher his intelligence climbs, but later Charlie discovers that whether you are of lower intelligence then most of the population or of higher intelligence you still will not quite fit in. "I've discovered that no one really cares for Charlie Gordon whether he is a moron or a genius. (Keyes 172) Charlie's relationship with Alice also shows how whether he is of extreme low extreme high intellect he still cannot communicate with her the way he needs to. " I'm just as far away from Alice with an I.Q of 185 then when I had an IQ of 70" (Keyes 88). In today's society if a persons thoughts slightly differ from those of the majority of the population then they will be scrutinized and shunned from the others. People are not willing to look at an idea through a different perspective and this is shown in Flowers For Algernon, when Charlie discovers the fault in Dr. Nemur's experiment and confronts him about it, Dr. Nemur treats him like the old Charlie who is to mentally challenged to be correct. It is repeated numerous times during the novel that Charlie was "created" by the experiment and was not a "human being" because of his below 100 IQ before the operation. "I'm a human being, a person- with parents and memories and a history- and I was before you ever wheeled me into that operating room." (Keyes 112). Society needs to learn that even those who are different then most of us still are humans and

Character development is the core for Daniel Keyes endeavor to convey themes to his audience by developing the character of Charlie Gordon. One way to develop his character is through relationships with other characters, which is critical in conveying the themes in the book. Another way through which Keyes develops Charlie Gordon’s character for his audience is through letting in the audience on the thoughts of the character in the book so they get on a ride with his emotion, conflict, and dilemmas. Flowers for Algernon illustrates how cruel the society treats the mentally disabled with the use of literary elements. Daniel Keyes conveys the message that the grass is not always greener on the other side through character development.

In 1961 to 1972 the United States was using more than 19 million gallons of herbicides in Vietnam. This herbicide was used to help clear out the forest lands so that the U.S soldiers could see where they were going, but did the scientist look at the long term effects? This herbicide, Agent orange cause many side effects, including 5 illnesses, different types of cancers and many more different health problems in people living in that time period and many generations to come. There is a major issue on whether scientist should be held morally responsible for the outcomes of their experiments. There are many arguments on whether scientist should be held morally responsible for the outcomes of their experiments because it is their responsibility

“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things”, -Henry Miller. When one reads this quote, it may have a different meaning to them than to others. To Charlie Gordon, it practically defines his life journey. In the shorty story “Flowers for Algernon”, Charlie Gordon is a main who obtains an IQ of 68, and desires to be smart. Charlie finally gets his dream one day by partaking in an intelligence enhancing operation. His perspective of life is much different before and after the surgery. Although Charlie seems happy before the surgery, Charlie is able to apprehend reality through a “pair of new eyes”, regarding the operation. Three arguments why Charlie’s emotions are happier following the surgery are: He learns about lies he had in life, Charlie had a positive learning experience, and Charlie discerns his full potential.

I see this being applicable to just about anything you could think of. When thinking of Charlie before he had his operation, it was mentioned in the novel that he was looked at like a nobody and wouldn’t be capable of much by the people he had around him. When Alice looked at him more closely she believed differently, and so did the professors at the university who decided to go through with operation on Charlie. They questioned what had already been assumed of Charlie. They metaphorically pulled him out of the water to see his details. The people Charlie had around him hadn’t grown

Ethics is your values and what the doctor asked you when you go to the doctor. Charlie from "Flowers for Algernon" is a kid with a really low IQ, his IQ is 68 which is really bad. That means that he is not very smart.Then he went into the operation and he got smarter. He has a pet mouse named Algernon and Charlie wants to race him and beat him which he does then Algernon dies because he stops eating and is getting less smart. Charlie Gordon's doctor did not act ethical when they performed the surgery to make him smarter, because later on he was getting less smart and people started to make for of him and they wanted the owner of the job place to have people sign a piece of paper some

By getting to know the truth, you can remember it forever, even though like Charlie you may forget all the knowledge with it. After he gets the operation his intelligence does increase, but not for long. He soon starts to loose all his knowledge and forgets it all. In response Charlie writes, “Im glad I got a second to be smart becaus I lerned a lot of

Most literary works construct the idea of normal through the main characters and the social views reflected in the story. In Davis’s theory Enforcing Normalcy, he says “the novel as a form promotes and symbolically produces normative structures.” (Davis 41). In Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, the main character is disabled and the story is told from his point of view, therefore portraying the idea of normal through the eyes of someone who is abnormal. From this perspective, the effects of the socially constructed term and idea of normalcy can be seen reflected on someone who does not fit into the cookie cutter form of the average person.

The story "Flowers for Algernon", by Daniel Keyes, that we read in English was about a mentally retarded person, named Charlie who had an operation to increase his intelligence, but the operation was a failure and Charlie is slow again. He wants to move now so society won’t ridicule him for being slow again. Daniel Keyes wrote this short story for good reasons. Daniel Keyes wrote "Flowers for Angernon" to show people from an outside look on how we treat mentally challenged people. When you treat people as you always do, you don’t see how mean or how cruel it really may be. It could just be your personality or the way you were brought up. By him writing a story on a mentally challenged person wanting to become smart to

In Daniel Keyes’ compelling novel, Flowers for Algernon, the main character undergoes both important emotional and physical changes. The book has an interesting twist, as it is described in the characters “progress reports”. This book has a science fiction undertone, and takes place in exciting New York City. As the novel begins, the main character, Charlie Jordan is thirty-two years old, but cannot remember anything from his childhood.

In telling someone the truth, one must ask oneself, Is telling the truth going to be beneficial or constructive to the person you’re telling? People often say that they always want to know the truth, but there are specific situations where not knowing the truth may be better than knowing it. There are different types of lies that you can tell. One type of lie is a protective lie--one that insulates the recipient from harm. Whether it is lessening the severity of a situation or protecting someone from falling into complete panic, sometimes lying can be beneficial to you or somebody else.

One new personality change was a lack of respect. It took awhile after the surgery for Charlie’s body to adjust to the changes made. Charlie then had to learn to adapt to his responses. “Old Charlie” was more loving and forgiving. He laughed with people, was always happy, and tried so hard to listen and learn. Afterwards, he wasn’t as understanding. He used to think that scientists and what were called “professionals” knew everything. That they were quite literally, living and walking encyclopedias. He later realized that they were flawed and still working on their studies. When he discovered that they didn’t speak as much languages as him, knew much less about physics and geology than him, or as “genius” as him, he was mad. He argued, “Frauds-both of them. They had pretended to be geniuses. But they were just ordinary men working blindly.” (page 150)