While reading the story “Flowers For Algernon”, one would realize the operation the main character, Charlie, was isolated socially by the procedure ment to increase his intellect. This is evident in the fact that Charlie feels that he has been isolated. This is particularly obvious in the passage “This intelligence has driven a wedge between me and all the people I once knew and loved”. This is equally as evident in the part in the story when charlie is forced to quit his job because of this intelligence. This is stated in the sentence “ Mr donnegan showed me a petition. Eight hundred and forty names, everyone connected with the factory, except Fanny Girden. Scanning the list quickly I saw at once that hers was the only name missing. All the