Charlie Gordon, from Daniel Keyes’ short story “Flowers for Algernon,” should not have had the experimental operation to increase his intelligence. He would have lived longer, would have still been happy, and they didn’t follow the Scientific Method. First, he is happy, but when he gets smart. Later he realizes that his “friends” aren’t really his friends. “I was laughing at myself”(331). He feels bad about himself. Second, he dies. He could have lived longer, and see the world in his own perspective. He may have been old but he had the mind of a five year old. Lastly, the doctors did not follow the scientific method. Charlie wouldn’t have died, if they had finished the experiment. If they would have waited longer they would have seen