Analyzing Daniel Keyes 'Flowers For Algernon'
American Lit 2
Flowers For Algernon
By Daniel Keyes
Pp. 149-216
Here is a quick overview of the plot for this section. Charlie goes back to the lab and he takes over the experiment. Burt tells Charlie that Algernon is losing his intelligence. Charlie goes to the Warren home to see what it is like. At the lab Algernon continues to decline and Charlie works hard to find out why. At a party Charlie gets into an argument with Nemur. Charlie comes up with his "Algernon-Gordon Effect" which explains his demented and Algernon's deterioration. Charlie visits his demented mother and sister. Things don't go very well with his mother but he knows he must forgive her. " I must not hate Rose for protecting Norma. I must understand the …show more content…
The structure of the entire book in the form of journal entries Charlie writes that his doctors have asked him to write. The style of Keyes writing changed with his intelligence. When you read Charlies first progress report the writing is very simple with many misspellings. "I told dr Strauss and perfessur Nemur I cannot rite good " p. 1 near the peak of his intelligence while in Chicago for a convention he writes, "Strauss dealt largely with the theory and techniques of neurosurgery the mopping of hormone central centers " p.111. This contrast in writing the journal writing of Charlie helps show his intelligence even more than what he writes about. At the end of the book Charlie again writes very poorly. "P.S. please tell prof Nemur not to be such a grouch when pepul laff at him " p. 216. I think this form of structure was very good for the reader. It really made it easier to understand Charlie's changes. Another form of structure used was the flashback. Keyes uses the flashbacks to fill in to the reader what has happened to Charlie in the past. Keyes seems to use the past and present together to show why Charlie is like he is and what he has to deal
Flowers For Algernon
By Daniel Keyes
Pp. 149-216
Here is a quick overview of the plot for this section. Charlie goes back to the lab and he takes over the experiment. Burt tells Charlie that Algernon is losing his intelligence. Charlie goes to the Warren home to see what it is like. At the lab Algernon continues to decline and Charlie works hard to find out why. At a party Charlie gets into an argument with Nemur. Charlie comes up with his "Algernon-Gordon Effect" which explains his demented and Algernon's deterioration. Charlie visits his demented mother and sister. Things don't go very well with his mother but he knows he must forgive her. " I must not hate Rose for protecting Norma. I must understand the …show more content…
The structure of the entire book in the form of journal entries Charlie writes that his doctors have asked him to write. The style of Keyes writing changed with his intelligence. When you read Charlies first progress report the writing is very simple with many misspellings. "I told dr Strauss and perfessur Nemur I cannot rite good " p. 1 near the peak of his intelligence while in Chicago for a convention he writes, "Strauss dealt largely with the theory and techniques of neurosurgery the mopping of hormone central centers " p.111. This contrast in writing the journal writing of Charlie helps show his intelligence even more than what he writes about. At the end of the book Charlie again writes very poorly. "P.S. please tell prof Nemur not to be such a grouch when pepul laff at him " p. 216. I think this form of structure was very good for the reader. It really made it easier to understand Charlie's changes. Another form of structure used was the flashback. Keyes uses the flashbacks to fill in to the reader what has happened to Charlie in the past. Keyes seems to use the past and present together to show why Charlie is like he is and what he has to deal