Why Is Charlie Successful In Flowers For Algernon

Charlie had a very bad memory span before the operation and could not remember anything from his childhood. After Charlie has the operation preformed on him, he is able to recall memories from his past. Almost all of his childhood memories are ones he would probably rather forget and not have uncovered.

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

But, the reason why was all because he was starting to feel things. Emotions are normal and that surgery made him feel like that. Itś honestly not a bad thing. Other readers may also think he shouldn't have had the surgery because it led him to get fired from his only job, however, it wasn't his fault. The other guys were uncomfortable and were afraid only because if they tried to pick on him, that Charlie would out-smart them all. One last reason people with my opposite idea believe that he shouldn't have had the surgery because in the story, Charlie says he didn't want anyone to feel sorry for him, so he left New York. However, most people wouldn't want anyone to feel bad or sorry for them and Charlie made a good choice because if Miss Kinnian was going to cry when she saw Charlie, he wouldn't want to hurt her more even though he was hurt by himself

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.

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.

My first reason why Charlie shouldn’t have done the surgery is because the doctors didn’t wait till Algernon died to see if the operation was successful. On page 184 the doctors raced Algernon and Charlie against

However, that's still not acceptable for doctors to do, especially with experimenting certain tests and operations on the patient. Also, Doctor Nemur and Strauss did proceed with the operation, but later gave him an unstable limbic system and failure in the nervous system. Which shows that the doctors weren't thinking of any future conflicts that would put Charlie in a harmful state of mind. They also kept Algernon dying confidential to Charlie since they both got the same operation, and the doctors weren't thinking ethically if they couldn't even share it to Charlie (Dobrin). Overall, Doctor Nemur and Strauss did motivate him to start making himself smart again in the end, but they should've thought about future conflicts that the operation would put on Charlie that would effect his mental health.

The surgery was worth the experience because it helped him contribute to the world of science. He contributed by desperately wanting to be in the experiment and wanting to make discoveries, “I hope they use me. Miss Kinnian says maybe they can make me smart. I want to be smart.” (Keyes190). He was the first human to really want to contribute to this experiment. Just by getting the surgery he helped science. Without Charlie they couldn’t have gotten the results and shown

When he finally got smart, his friends were scared of him. If he knew that his outside life could be affected by the operation, he might not have done it. The doctors just wanted Charlie

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.

After Algernon began to behave strangely, Charlie was given a lab of his own from Dr.Nemur and Dr.Strauss to conduct research to see if what happens with Algernon will happen to him. “As I review the records and data on Algernon, I see that although he is still in his physical infancy, he has regressed mentally” (239). Algernon had egressed mentally, which meant that Charlie soon would too. Charlie went through so much to be where he is at this point. Now, it was all for nothing. All the intelligence he gained will soon be gone. He would not even be the same person he was before the operation. This is one of the big reasons why Charlie got

Before the procedure, when Charlie’s IQ was sixty eight, he took a Rorschach test. A Rorschach is a psychology test where you are given a picture of an inkblot and have to tell what you see in it. Charlie could not see anything, but not even a month after the surgery Charlie saw all sorts of things. For example Charlie says “One of them looked like a pair of bats tugging at something. Another one looked like to men fencing with swords. I imagined all sorts of things.” (Keyes 232). This clearly illustrates that Charlie saw many things in the Rorschach because of his imagination. The aftermath of the surgery was very posotive because he finally didn’t fail, got to use his creativity and feel self

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

In my opinion I believe the operation has helped improve Charlie’s whole life perspective because, after the operation he was smarter, he could do things normal people could do, has a bigger imagination, and has feelings for other people. This has impacted Charlie by the flashbacks of his childhood that he couldn't remember before, He was determined to learn, Before he couldn't think/see things (example: the ink blots on the test.), has a bigger imagination, and can cut bad people out of his life instead of his “friends” making fun of him.

Charlie was better off after the surgery because realized he was in love with Miss Kinnian. On page 128, Charlie says “The thought of leaving her behind made me sad. I’m in love with Miss Kinnian.” In the story, it also shows Charlie realizing how beautiful and how young Miss Kinnian really