Charlie makes a discovery for science and he wants Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur to appreciate his discovery. They had been previously researching artificially increased intelligence, and Charlie wanted to research it too because he wanted to find out what had happened to Algernon. He became smart enough to research the topic of increased artificial intelligence and come up with a full report explaining artificially increased intelligence. The words “I feel” show that Charlie has emotions and feelings which make him feel strongly about the hypothesis he concluded from the report, and he feels that it is important. From this report, Charlie makes a lasting mark on the world.
Charlie Gordon is a simple minded 32 year old. The first piece of evidence showed that he has a basic mindset and would stick to what he was told by his mother, even in situations when the advice isn’t applicable. Additionally, the fact that he did not understand simple instructions reveal that Charlie is not that clever. On page 9, it is confirmed that Charlie is mentally retarded as he has an IQ of 68. However, he is still hard working and wished to get the surgery done so he could become smarter.
Have you ever thought about brain stimulation, even once wondered what happened to those who tried it? Flowers for Algernon is a true story based on Charlie Gordon who sacrifices all he has and is because he wants to be smart. According to the text, Charlie Gordon was mentally impaired and was dumb. (No offence)
But you have a chance to have a surgery that would triple your IQ. But there would be a risk that you could die. Would you do it? Flowers for Algernon is a story about a guy named Charlie Gordon, who has an iq of 68 he also had the chance to have his IQ tripled. He had a choice either becomes smart or stay the way he is.
Algernon slowly starts to slip in his intelligence and he starts to be more aggressive. Charlie finds out about this and he starts to worry that the same will happen to him and shortly after Algernon changes he dies. Charlie is getting more and more worried about losing his intelligence so he starts researching. He spends all his time in the lab even spending the night always writing down his thoughts and trying to figure out when he will lose his intelligence.
You are the best you you can be, altering yourself can result in repercussions. The book “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes takes place during 1965 in New York. The book regards a man who undergoes a procedure to acquire advanced intelligence. The man's name is Charlie and he is 37 with an Intelligence Quotient of 68. Charlie desperately wanted to be normal, in order to achieve that he agreed to have an operation performed on his brain.
What if you had the chance to increase your IQ level? In the story “Flowers for Algernon” written by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon is the main character who wants to be smart and had experimental brain surgery. His “Friends” bully him and beat him up and he doesn’t know until after his surgery. After the surgery, Charlie is better at spelling and grammar.
There is an important theme in the story Flowers for Algernon By Daniel Keyes. It is a fiction novel about a thirty year old man who has been battling to overcome an intellectual deficit all of his life and has an opportunity to become more intelligent than he ever had imagined through an experimental operation. He takes the opportunity and in a few weeks he becomes a genius for a short time before his itelligence receded as fast as it increased. The author includes many important themes throughout the passage. Daniel Keyes develops the theme that intelligence doesn’t affect who you truly are through Charlie’s experiences both before and after the operation.
He has a good natcher hes interested and eager to please,” on page 185. This quote is what the doctors were saying about Charlie. This quote reveals that his perspective is surprising because most people of his level of of intelligence are hostile and do not want to
“All my life I wanted to be smart and not dumb. But it’s very hard to be smart” (Keyes). In the story Flowers for Algernon written by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon is given an opportunity for a life changing procedure using artificial intelligence. 37 year old Charlie Gordon has an intellectual disability which alters his ability to learn including containing knowledge. Charlie is irritated as well as worn out of being “dumb,” and as a result, he decides to receive the procedure, which will forever alter him.
Anton Tompert Mrs. Veitch 3rd Period 2.15.18 Balance of Awareness Would it be worse to have an IQ of 204 or 68? Would it be worse to know everything but not be able to talk with anyone without frustration or know nothing but not be able to talk of anything more complex than third grade level? In the short science fiction story, “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon with an IQ of 68 and has a difficult time learning anything as simple as reading or writing is given the option to triple his intelligence with a suspicious surgery. Charlie, ignorant of the suspicion or risk that comes with this surgery is desperate to become intelligent as it is his only wish and nothing is more important to him. His teacher, Miss Kinnian recommend him for the surgery out of anyone in the class due to his egre and positive outlook on intelligence.
What if you had an IQ of a third grader for your entire lifespan? In the story ”Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes Charlie Gordon is the main character who wants to be innovative and has experimental brain surgery. After the surgery, Charlie was able to read books such as the grammar book and Robison Crusoe, he learns how to spell better and better grammar, his friends bully him, and he falls in love. The climax of this story was when Algernon bit Charlie and he noticed that Algernon was acting weird.
“Flowers for Algernon” Argumentative Essay Charlie Gordon (of Daniel’s Keyes’ “Flowers for Algernon”) should never have had the operation which had devastated his life. The societal conflicts that Charlie had been ignorant to became apparent to him suddenly. Furthermore, the mistreatment of mentally impaired people and detrimental way people had viewed him in his previous state was another shocking revelation Charlie had been awakened to after his intellect soared. The fact that the doctors, Nemur and Straus took utter, absolute advantage of Charlie (as well as treating him as if he was identical to a lab rat) had been publicized to him on top of that. Even worse, subsequent to the surgery, Charlie’s newfound critical thinking skills
Exceptional intelligence is often regarded as an unattainable pinnacle of human achievement. In the case of Charlie Gordon from Daniel Keyes’ “Flowers for Algernon,” it is clear that his skills are far below those of an average person, though he believes he is leading a fulfilling life. However, through a treatment designed to increase intelligence, Charlie goes from barely being able to work at his local bakery to contemplating the works of Aristotle and Plato. Despite his heightened abilities, Charlie becomes unable to find true bliss, which brings light to the fundamental message that an increased intelligence can lead to the destruction of happiness.
“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination,”(Einstein). Most people do not realize grades do not measure intelligence and age does not define maturity. The short story, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, is about a thirty-seven year old man named Charlie Gordon. He is a mentally disabled man who has an IQ of 68. As the subject of an experiment in human engineering, Charlie earns artificial intelligence that triples his IQ to 200; but this action came with more costs than benefits.
