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    waiting for a train in 1945. His book was created on the single thought, “What would happen if it were possible to increase a person’s intelligence?” Fifteen years later, the thought grew into a novella which was published in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1959. It also won the Hugo Award for best short story in 1960. In 1966, Keyes expanded it into a novel which tied for the Nebula

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    Many books have been banned from school libraries. Have it be the language, racial themes, sex, violence,negativity, witchcraft, unpopular religious views,or even unpopular political views found in the books.What about Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes a book about a 32-year-old man named charlie who is developmentally disabled and has the opportunity to undergo a surgical procedure that will dramatically increase his mental capabilities.Why ban this book? Well in this book you can find references

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    dehumanization from the scientists emphasized by Kyes to make a point that everyone is human and should be treated equally and humanly even if they have special conditions that set them apart from others. This idea connects to the topic of abuse of science and technology by clarifying the “...limitations of technology as

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    Doctors save many people's lives, they can make their lives even better than they are now. In the short story "Flowers for Algernon," by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon performs an operation to make him a genius. Charlie Gordon is a mentally challenged 37 year old man, who is trying to become smart. Being mentally challenged has been hard for Charlie, but this is his chance to forever change his life. The experiment was an incredible thing for Charlie because he realized he is in love with Miss Kinnian

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    Darr 1 Sabrina Darr Mrs.Borba ENG-1D1 Wednesday November 29 Charlie’s Journey There is no greater journey than one must take to discover all of the mysteries that lie within. In the novel Flowers For Algernon, 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

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    Flowers For Algernon Essay In Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes, the main character Charlie Gordon under goes in an operation to increase his intelligence as a mentally disabled person. Later on in the story he looses the intelligence he gained and could be on the road to dying. He is better off with the surgery because he gained so much such as, social cues and intelligence. Before the operation Charlie could barely say complete sentences let alone spell, but after the operation he

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