Argumentative Essay: Flowers For Algernon

Petrina Arvanitakis Putman Hour 2-4 15 November 2016 Argument Essay Ethics are the acts, behaviors, or motives and if they are 'right or wrong '. In 'flowers for Algernon ' Charlie Gordon is a man who is disabled from low intelligence. Unfortunately, his doctors were not ethical when performing the procedure to make him smarter. Algernon was a small mouse that what a friend of Charlie 's, and he died in the procedure.

Some people argue that in the story , ¨Flowers for Algernon¨ - a science fiction novel by Daniel Keyes - Charlie should not have gotten the operation . This Operation caused Charlie to become intelligent , but lose it later on . Even though it wasn’t all great , there were actually many positive things about it , even if he didn’t keep his intelligence . For one , Charlie had always wanted to be smart . He may not have stayed smart , but he got to know what it was like , and it was still a good experience .

Firstly, Charlie should have had the surgery because he experienced what being in a relationship was like with Miss Kinnian. For example, we can see this event taking place when Charlie’s intelligence elevates and he becomes more aware of the world around him, including Miss Kinnian. Charlie describes, “I don’t understand why I never noticed how beautiful Miss Kinnian really is” (Keyes 6). By examining this quote, we can see that Charlie found someone who cares and appreciates him.

Since Charlie shares the same side effects as Algernon, and Algernon dies in the end, he probably will share the same fate. However, some who believe he should have gotten the surgery argue that he didn’t know of the side effects. In reality, if only the scientist had waited longer, they could have seen the side effects of Algernon. They could have seen the side effects, and not do the surgery on

Dr. McKey started out playing the role of the hotshot doctor. Although there were some small unethical activities going on in his OR, I didn’t notice anything majorly unethical/illegal until Dr. Mckey switch roles and became the patient. There was one unethical action that stood out to me in the beginning. Dr. Mckey wasn’t being a reasonably prudent person when his patient was uncomfortable with the size of the scar on her chest. Instead of mentioning that the scar will fade and shrink, he decided to make a remark about being a playboy bunny and having the scar to prove it.

While some might argue and say that the surgery was an unethical option because it made him an outcast and he wouldn’t have died if the scientist had waited. This is not true because they had every right to believe that Charlie wouldn’t have died because they did many tests because Algernon was the only one of his kind who was successful. In addition, they were not the only test subjects being used. There would be no reason to think that Algernon would die because he was considered a success. In progress report 13 Charlie states, “In a way we’re both the first of our kind.

The operation is meant to increase his intelligence and with intelligence he can touch the sky. With education, there are endless possibilities. In the story, Charlie does not know how to read, write, or spell. After his surgery, he meets

One reason that Charlie was better off before the surgery was because he had the motivation to learn. on page 268, Charlie Gordon says, “Mrs. Kinnian told that I was her bestest pupil in the adult nite scool becaus I tryed the hardest and reely wanted to lern.” This means that Charlie had the motivation to learn to be smart and he tried harder than anyone, so that was why she

At an IQ of 68, it may not be possible for his brain to make an informed decision. It is unethical to perform a potentially harmful experiment on someone who is unable to give permission. Charlie’s logical-mathematical and linguistic intelligences skyrocket,

Flowers for Algernon If Charlie gets this operation, it will change his life forever and ever. In this essay I will be talking about Charlie Gorden. The story I am writing about is called “Flower for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes. Should Charlie Gordon have the operation yes or no.

Charlie was better off after the surgery because Charlie realized things he couldn’t before. One example is when he realized the people he considered friends were making fun of him. ‘’’…now I know what it means to pull a Charlie Gordon I’m ashamed…’’’ Although they were the ones being mean to him he still respected them and helped them learn new things.

The first and least important reason is that Dr.Nemur and Dr.Strauss did not follow the ethics of fieldwork. Dr.Strauss spells it out for himself, “reassuring” Charlie about the surgery, “Dr. Strauss says don’t be supersitis

However, after the surgery, Charlie finds intelligence was a nice treat but was far from an importance in life and only took him away from what truly mattered. One could believe Charlie was wrong to undergo the surgery because of the side effects that came with the surgery such as physical and emotional instability, and amnesia, the depresion it came with, and how he lost all of his friends and loved ones with his extreme intelligence. First off, one reason Charlie should not have gotten the surgery is the depression and suicidal thoughts it came with for

After Charlie was intelligent, they were unaware. The doctors should have connected with the people who cared about Charlie, they would have been more aware and they would have known more about the operation. His caring friends would know the risks and can determine if it is safe to preform. In the novel "Flowers for Algernon" His friends were uncomfortable with this change. They had no idea what happened to Charlie, so they had the right to act the way they acted (Siegler).

However ,others may argue that the doctors in Flowers for Algernon were ethical. The doctors did tell Charlie some of what they were doing yet not all. For example, at first he did not know why he was racing Algernon, the mouse. Others may also say, at least he got what he wanted, to be smart for a little while, therefore his quality of life was not affected greatly.