Charlie should not have had the surgery. In the story “Flowers for Algernon” Daniel Keyes portrayed hope of a mentally impaired man, Charlie Gordon,the operation failed with devastating consequences. After the surgery, the social conflicts involved in Charlie's life became more aware to him. To fix people with mental challenges, like Charlie, he was made into a human experiment. Finally, when Charlie was a genius, he understood the failure of the surgery. The operation caused Charlie’s life to change traumatically, including his social environment.
Social issues became a reality for Charlie. Over time he found out that Joe and Frank are not as friendly as he thought they were. Furthermore, Charlie received a petition from his coworkers against him, because they did not accept that he was different, which caused him to be fired. Additionally, he realized that when people said “pulled a Charlie Gordon” it was not humor, but an insult. Lastly, Charlie came across from a man who had mental problems, like what Charlie used to have, and he recognized how society shuts him out and disgraced him. Charlie apprehended that this was the way society treated him when he had mental issues. After the surgery, which Charlie was a human experiment, he is informed about all the social conflicts
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A mentally challenged man named Charlie Gordon had a surgery to improve his level of smartness, but the consequences were horrible. In the story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes Charlie has abounding amount of abominable outcomes from the surgery. One effect of the surgery Charlie apprehended his social conflicts. Secondly, to help people overcome their mental illness, Charlie became the doctors experiment. Finally, Charlie comprehended that the operation had back failed once he became brilliant. Charlie was blinded by his passion to be knowledgeable- which caused him to receive the surgery- that led to atrocious