Claire Aguilar-Hwang Mrs. Veitch 2 2/15/18 Endless Possibilities Entering a rocket, risking life, exhilarating adventures waiting. Travelling to the moon, to the endless possibilities in outer space, just like what 37 year old Charlie Gordon feels in the science fiction short story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes. He has a surgery, risking his life. There are highs and lows waiting for him the minute the surgery is complete.
“ I don’t feel any smarter” this is what Charlie said about a week after he got the surgery to make him smarter. He has many pros and cons about getting his surgery. In this essay I have chosen to stay on the more positive side and put the benefits of Charlie’s surgery. Charlie had many positive effects of the surgery, however at certain times there were cons, but most of the time there were pros. For example, he got to experience what it was like to be smart, and have feelings for someone emotionally.
For Charlie Gordon being smart is all he wants,or so he thinks, Charlie has wanted to be smart for so long for so many reasons. In Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Charlie learns that if you do not know then do not worry about it. After Charlie had an operation to gain his intelligence, the most important lesson Charlie learns is that ignorance is bliss. Charlie learns the lesson of ignorance is bliss through his friendships, situations, and his conclusions he has drawn in his writings.
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)
The decided to perform the surgery on Charlie which made him get smarter. "I was seeing them clearly for the first time - not gods or even heroes, but just two men worried about getting something out of their work." (PR 10, pg. 49). Charlie figured it out that the doctors just wanted money, but ieth him being smarter he wanted to help people. When Charlie began to become smarter, Algernon started to change.
This evidence proves, that the surgery brought up Charlie's hopes of always staying smart, and it made him feel desperate to stay intelligent just to live a “happy life” as long as he
Charly is a movie that is based on novel called Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. The movie was made in September 23, 1968. The movie director was Ralph Nelson. The characters names from the movie is Charly, Alice (Mrs. Kinian), Dr. Straus, Dr. Nemur, Mr. Apple, Bert, Gimpy, Hank, Joey, and Paddy. The actor for Charly was amazing because his acting was great and how he acted as Charly´s personality and other things was great.
First of all, Charlie finally realized that he was happier being less intelligent, than someone who's more intelligent. For example, Charlie says,”This intelligence has driven a wedge between me and all the people I once knew and loved. ”(Keyes,72) This piece of evidence in the story shows us that the intelligence is bringing hurt to Charlie. This also shows us he wants to go back to
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.
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
Flowers for Algernon is a short story written by Daniel Keyes in 1958 and published in 1959. The story is told through countless progress reports written by test subject Charlie Gordon. Charlie Gordon is a 32-year-old man who suffers from the effects of a low IQ. Leaping at the chance to become smart, a genius even, and to gain respect from his peers, Charlie agrees to undergo experiments that will “fix” his brain. Blinded by his mental handicaps, Charlie Gordon becomes the center of a revolutionary experiment.
The movie, “Charly” is a 1968 movie which was made to represent the novel of “Flowers for Algernon” written by Daniel Keyes. The 1968 movie was directed by Ralph Nelson. The movie had its many impressive scenes as well as some that might not have been as impressive or original. The movie was about a man named Charly who may not have been the brightest a person in life itself, whether it was school related or everyday life.
“Flowers For Algernon” is a short story by Daniel Keys. It is about a 37 year old mentally disabled man by the name of Charles Gordon. In this story he has a operation on his brain to triple his current intelligence. After the operation he is doubtful and confused as to if he was becoming any smarter. As the story progresses he soon matches the intelligence of the average adults around him, and is able to match their ways of living.
Following the 1950s, the Marxist ideology had spread throughout universities creating a tension between different social classes. Marxist ideology had become popular in Latin America, where social scientists, novelists, poets, artists, and students at public universities were the ones who expressed and practiced this ideology. When considering the cause of the region’s big problems in the eyes of Marxist ideas, there are many contributing factors. The factors that led to the Cuban Revolution of 1959 include Marxist ideology, Castro wanting change in leadership, and factors that affect Cuba’s social and political conditions. This revolution changed Cuba in many ways where the revolution holds both, achievements and failures.
He learned how to feel love towards others and find his true friends, he made a scientific discovery, and finally he learned how to accept himself for who he was. Charlie was able to accomplish more in that short period of time, compared to people who dedicate their life to understand those things. Thus, the operation was more of a help to Charlie than an expense. Just remembering that it is not how smart one is, but how intelligent one can
