Who Is Charlie Gordon's Reward In Daniel Keyes Flowers For Algernon

"The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is." -Desiderius Erasmus. In a way, Charlie thought he could reach happiness by becoming intelligent. His eagerness to go through with the operation made Charlie think that he was ready to become who he was supposed to be. Who was Charlie supposed to be?

Although he was motivated before, now that he knew what it was like to be smart he wanted to try even harder to have that feeling again. Although he doesn’t remember much of what happened at that time, he has reminders like certain books. This is evident when Charlie says, “ I lerned a lot of things that I never even new were in this world and I am grateful that I saw it all for a littel bit … I remember a little bit how nice I had a feeling with the blue book” (Keyes 215). This shows how even though he lost it all he still wants to try again. This shows how he still has hope left in him and if anything that hope has grown.

As the experiment takes an impact, Charlie’s knowledge expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who prepared his surgery. The

Charlie’s hypothesis claims, “Artificially increased intelligence deteriorates at a rate of time proportional to the quantity of the increase. I feel that is, in itself, an important discovery.” (Keyes 302). Charlie thinks that, despite his demise, his self-examination is a significant discovery. Ultimately, without the surgery, Charlie would not have been able to benefit science without Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss’s decision to have Charlie as a test

Soon enough, he realizes he will not stay smart forever. Charlie himself, created the “Algernon-Gordon Effect”, which says increasing your intelligence by using surgical techniques will not be permanent. Since, Charlie increased his intelligence by using surgical techniques made by Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss, his intelligence will not be permanent and will return to his original self before the operation. Page 379 states, “Evry body feels sorry at the factery and I dont want that eather so Im going someplace where nobody knows that Charlie Gordon was once a genus and now he cant even reed a book or rite good.”

They only cared about what they would get from the experiment, It didn’t matter what happened to Charlie. Charlie Gordon's doctors also didn’t think of what would happen to his after the surgery, Charlie ended up losing his job because people found it wrong for Charlie to end up learning all this information so quickly. He also

The doctors exploited Charlie’s optimistic state, which shielded him from the dangers of the experiment. Once the operation was completed, Charlie was tested by racing a mouse, Algernon, through a maze- a simple one at that- to show just how inadequate Charlie was. Algernon was give the same operation as Charlie; nevertheless, Charlie was still compared to an inferior species to mankind. The initial “success” of the experiment superseded all of the scientists’ predictions- Charlie was ecstatic with his newly acquired intelligence.

Once Charlie became a genius, he realized the inconceivable sacrifice he made by letting the operation be tested on him. Since the doctors mislead Charlie by not telling him the hazards of the surgery he might have terrible consequences. After all, since Charlie had the chance to die, the decision to have the surgery was a dreadful one. Charlie Gordon was already an outcast in society,

This was very important to Charlie. When it happened he was ecstatic. In progress report 9, page 120, Charlie says “I beat Algernon! I didn 't even know I beat him until Burt the tester told me. ”After this happened, he realized that the operation worked, and he was actually smarter than what people thought he was.

Do you want to be super smart? If you do then would you want our A.I surgery To make it happen? In the science fiction story”Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. The main character Charlie Gordon has a low I.Q and he has a chance to be smarter again.

I think that Charlie should have the surgery because of these 3 reasons, he is super smart, he realizes a lot more things in life , and that he can power through depression. The first reason that Charlie should have the surgery is that he is

I dont care if it herts.” He clearly does not fully grasp the implications of the surgery. Charlie only understands the operation may hurt, missing other risks like surgical complications. Failing to understand what the surgery will do to his brain, he only knows it will make him “smart”. He cannot comprehend what smart means, only wishing to be the same as others.

Your Choice or Mine? Mattie Speicher 8A In “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel keyes, Charlie Gordon has a severe learning disability. Charlie goes to classes everyday to try and become even the littlest bit smarter.

They put Charlie through the operation assuring him that everything would go well. They didn't tell him what the after effects would be. Charlie didn't have the mental capability to register exactly what was going on. He only wanted to become smarter. The doctors found a "simple" and "easy" way to accomplish

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