Daniel Franzese

How many people do you know that is both persistent and honest ? In the short story Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon, the main character, is both persistent and honest. In this short story, Charlie Gordon is a 37 year old man that has a very low IQ and goes through a brain surgery that triples your IQ. Throughout the story, you read Charlie Gordon’s progress reports and understand what it’s like to go from a low IQ of 68 to triple that amount. Also, you read through how he's treated

In the beginning of Daniel Orozco's "Orientation," a new employee is getting a walkthrough of the office and instructions on how to survive the workplace. Throughout the story, the speakers provides instructions, such as where to put completed work and where to find the restrooms. Using the absurd, Orozco uses dark humor in "Orientation" to parallel corporate environments and paints a picture and the effects of working in a corporate office. Orozco's "Orientation" suggests that office environments

Nature is a powerful force. According the Erik Erikson, the stages of life “is set by nature”, and that there are eight stages of human development (Erikson). The main character in the book “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, is a 33 year old adult named Charlies. For a long time, Charlie had an IQ of 68 making him an easy target for bullies and manipulators. Finally, the Welberg Foundation reached out to him, and after a lot of research and testing, Dr. Strauss and Professor Nemur performed

One story I read lately that has a very strong theme in my opinion is “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes. In this story 37 year old Charlie Gordon is one of two patients to get a surgery to make him smarter. The other patient is a mouse named Algernon. While transforming into a smarter and better man, Charlie realizes his friends who he thought were his best friends had been laughing at him the entire time. He loses his friends for his intelligence and his only company besides the doctors for

Why does change in Charlie Gordon's life make him act differently? The intelligence Charlie gained made his demeanor change. He became more angry and pushed all his friends away. He then began realizing that people were not as nice as he thought they had been. Finally, he became split pre and post surgery Charlie. Flowers for Algernon has a lot of different themes.These include fear, love, and identity. Although, the theme that really stuck out to me was change. The main character Charlie goes through

Charlie undergoes an operation that ultimately changes him. In the beginning Charlie is happy, and selfless in his ignorance, but eventually those emotions turn to shame and that is all Charlie is left with in the end. In the novel Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes demonstrates the importance of being true to yourself, as seen through Charlie’s changes before, during, and after the operation. Charlie Gordon is a 32 year old man with an IQ of 68. Charlie has always been eager to become ‘smart’ like other

The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Benet is a classic American short story. The story is about one lawyers attempt to best the devil in court. Daniel Webster is petitioning that his client Jabez Stone be released from a contract where he signed his life and soul away to the Devil. Now it is easy to see immediately how this story relates to religion and Christianity. The title alone gives it away by mentioning the Devil. But the story itself truly shows how Americans present themselves to the

Have you ever read Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, an awarding-winning book turned into an award-winning movie named Charly? Both have many similarities that connect them. The story lines do contrast, which is not unusual for a book turned movie. The biggest differences, seem to be Alice and Charlie’s Relationship, sequence of events, and Charlie’s character. The relationship between Alice and Charlie was portrayed in a new light, compared to the book. Alice and Charlie’s relationship intensifies

the novel Cinder based off the famous fairytale Cinderella, the main character stands out by being more mentally adept from her peers in mechanics. As both characters stand out, there are differences in the plot and personality. The two authors, Daniel Keyes and Marissa Meyer, both write their stories. Keyes, the author of Flowers for Algernon, writes his story in first person, with Charlie telling the story of how he saw the experiment he underwent. However, in Cinder, Meyer constructs her story

The historically accurate novel, The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, presents us a twisted truth of the development of the United States. The novel takes place during The Chicago World’s Fair where architects are pressured to make a grand tower that would, ‘out-Eiffel Eiffel’. This put people like Burnam, Root and Olmstead in insane amounts of pressure. These architects had to cut some corners while making their towers. Workers were overworked, and they were payed unreasonably. The police