Should Charlie Have Had the Operation “ I want to be smart and I’ll try real hard”. This is Charlie Grodman he is the main character I will be talking about today. He is from the book “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes. I will tell you why he should of had the operation. I think that it was substantial for him to get a taste of being normal.
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.
After the surgery happened Charlie started to understand more of what was going on around him. For an example ,he would read a book and then he would understand what he was reading about. Also, he started to spell better, you can see a big difference of writing from the first journal to the seventh or eighth journal. Charlie also could understand the feelings that people could express, for example, later in the book he started feeling things for Mrs Kinnian, and he started expressing them in his own form.
After the operation started to wear off, Charlie started forgetting things, and then he started spelling wrong, all these conflicts just add up to Charlie getting the
Second Persuasive Essay St. labre high school and middle school would be affected by the change of an eight period day to a seven period day, it would allow the high school to have more learning time in class but one less elective, it would allow the middle school to either continue to eat lunch with the high school or have another thing to do with the extra time. St. Labre academy should change the schedule because people will not have to be rushed to lunch or rushed to eat lunch , also if the middle school decides to not eat with the high school there will be more sitting opportunities at the cafeteria. The middle school will also be able to freely eat there lunch in peace without worrying about where to sit. St. Labre would be more
Charlie had a surgery to artificially increase his intelligence, but his high intelligence has negatively affected his relationship with other people. At the end of the story, Charlie turns back into the old Charlie who has learning disability. Some of the people who know Charlie in the story do not agree with what Charlie did, which is artificially
After the Artification Intelligence surgery or (A.I.) effects wore off, Charlie became forgetful. Enough to forget what he just learned. In his words he said ¨ I´m forgetting that i just learned recently. It seems to be following the classic patterns- the last things learned are the first the first things forgotten.¨ (keyes, 241).
“Flowers for Algernon” Argumentative Essay Charlie Gordon should not have had the surgery because of the tragic outcomes. While Daniel Keyes in “Flowers for Algernon” portrayed hope of a mentally impaired man, the procedure failed with overwhelming results. First, Charlie realized that the society had turned against him when he gained the mental capability. Then, both Dr. Namur and Dr. Strauss sacrificed Charlie as a human experiment. Lastly, while Charlie still obtained knowledge, he understood the failure of the surgery.
Charlie wanted to learn and be smart, but his disability won 't let him, therefore some doctors come in and talk to Charlie and sees that he wants to learn so they give him a chance. They put him through a surgery to get artificial intelligence, which will triple his I.Q. Charlie Gordon 's life was a lot better after the surgery. Charlie 's I.Q. skyrocketed, he finally felt true emotion, and contributed to science. Charlie 's I.Q. skyrocketed after the surgery. It went from a 68 to a super high 204 only 2% of the world population has an I.Q. has an I.Q. of 130 or higher.
Once something that had been a fantasy and only a dream, now turned into a nightmare, haunting Charlie, mentally exhausting him. “I’ve given up using the typewriter completely. My coordination is bad. I feel that I’m moving slower and slower. Had a terrible shock today.”
“Because of the works of the law, none of mankind will be justified in His sight; for through the law comes knowledge of sin.” Romans 3:20. Most evil actions stem from knowledge of them. If students didn't know anything about cigarettes or marijuana, then it is unlikely they would be so prevalent in schools. Knowledge of rape drugs is often what inspires people to acquire them.
The operation may have made Charlie smarter, but it made him unhappy as well. According to the short story “Flowers for Algernon” it states in progress report 12-April 30 “Now I’m more alone than ever before.” This is because everyone at his job except for one person wants him gone, even the people he thought were his friends. It also states in the June 30 progress report “He feels guilty”. They all do the same.
What if you had the chance to change your life completely? This is the question Daniel Keyes answers in the story “Flowers for Algernon.” Charlie Gordon is the main character who wants to be smart and, therefore, has brain surgery. After the surgery, Charlie can supposedly be smart. For him, this means he has now improved in his writing, spelling, and reading.
Charlie gains intelligence like he always wanted, but only to have it be taken away in a time frame of a couple months. Charlie states that, “The hypothesis here proven may be described simply in the following terms: artificially increased intelligence deteriorates at a rate almost proportional to the quantity of the increase.” With realizing the cost of the surgery, he states, “Now that it’s definite, I don’t want it to happen.” Charlie experienced emotions such as anger, sadness, and even love with his intelligence. Now all this will be taken away; like taking away a favorite toy from a child.
The first attempt and success to climb Mt. Everest occured in 1953. Since then, almost 4,000 people have been able to scale the mountain, but over 230 people have not been able to climb it successfully. There is a chance of accident or death when climbing this mountain or any dangerous activity. All people should should have the right to rescue services even if they knowingly put themselves at risk because there is always a chance of an accident happening, rangers are there to save people in danger, and there are rescue vehicles being produced to be used in case of an emergency.
