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The Operation In Charlie Gordon's Flowers For Algernon

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Do you ever wish that you could just suddenly change into someone you think is “Perfect?” Where you have gone to your breaking point? Well that’s how Charlie Gordon feels, a 37 year old special man, in the story “Flowers for Algernon.” But the thing is Charlie had the opportunity to change all that, with an operation. The catch is the operation could have temporary side effects. But in my opinion he shouldn 't have gotten the operation. Because its isnt helping him. A reason is that on June 15, in the story right after Algernon died he says “It’s a strange sensation to pick up a book that you’ve read and enjoyed just a few months ago and discover that you don 't remember it.” (Daniel Keyes, 80) Another is on June 19, Charlie writes
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