Dupuy Kenzie Chang English Period 2 OPTION 2 WRITING ASSIGNMENT Animal and human testing is a widely known experiment used in life. People either despise it or think it’s necessary and useful. The story Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes is about a man named Charlie Gordon who gets a surgery and ends up becoming temporarily smart. Was performing an experiment on Charlie Gordon ethical? Some might say that it wasn’t ethical. Charlie didn’t even know what he was getting himself
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Why did his mom act so cruel towards Charlie even though she knew that he is mentally retarded.? Evidence.. “’He’s normal! He’s normal! He’ll grow up like other people. Better than others.’ She was trying to scratch the teacher but Dad was holding her back. ‘He’ll go to college someday. He’ll be somebody.’ She kept screaming it‚ clawing at dad so he’d let her go. ‘He’ll go to college someday and he’ll be somebody.’ ” At this point in the book his mother is in denial because she seems to not
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“Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men” (pg.199). In the novel‚ Flowers for Algernon‚ Daniel Keyes expresses the lifelong changes of Charlie Gordon. Charlie Gordon is thirty two years old‚ he’s a sweet kindhearted loving man who just wants to be accepted for the person that he is‚ while having the mindset and characteristics of a six year old. In this novel Charlie Gordon‚ a dynamic character‚ is inspired to changes with his personality and intelligence‚ to his lifestyle‚ and his final
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Flowers for Algernon‚ written by Daniel Keyes‚ is a non-fiction short story that is an emotional roller coaster. Charlie learns the ups and downs of the life of a genius and was happy and carefree in his innocence. Eventually he learns shame and it is the only thing he remembers at the end of the story. All Charlie knew was that he wanted to be smart and this operation could get him his greatest desire in one easy procedure. Before long‚ the scientists first try this experiment on a mouse to
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Has there ever been something that others can do or they are good at and you wish you could be as good? Well if so that’s just like Charlie Gordon. In the science fiction story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes is about a mentally challenged 37 year old named Charlie Gordon. Charlie gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he is offered to get a surgery that may triple his I.Q. All Charlie has ever wanted was to be accepted by society. He felt that he wasn’t accepted because he wasn’t intelligent
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In the novel Flowers for Algernon‚ the main character Charlie has an intellectual disability. He struggles with making friends and having good relationships with his family. There are services out there that could be helpful to Charlie. Easterseals‚ The MENTOR Network‚ and Fountain House would be helpful to Charlie and his family. However‚ Fountain House would be most helpful because it has teaching programs. They will get an education and learn how to interact with others. Charlie wasn’t able to
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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
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Flowers for algernon- CHAPTER SUMMARIES Progress report 1 -Dr Strauss tells him (Charlie Gordon) to write down what he remembers from now on -Works in Donner’s bakery‚ 32 years old -Learns 3 times a week at the Beekmin College for retarded adults -Charlie talks about being tested by Dr Strauss to see if they can make him smart Progress report 2 -Charlie has a test in the psych department that includes looking at cards with ink blots on them and is told to say what he sees on the cards with
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emphasis of the narrative? Is Charlie dependable as a narrator as he progresses through his various stages? Is Charlie capable of providing insight into the other characters‚ or is he too preoccupied with himself? Flowers for Algernon The Flowers for Algernon written by Daniel Key engages many human topics such as intellectual abilities over moral character‚ the reliance of the present to the past‚ and views of society on the mentally retarded. Keys effectively accomplishes though protagonist
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For example in “Flowers For Algernon” Algernon did not have a choice and that led to his death. Algernon was given tests and new drugs and that made him smarter‚ but at the same time his brain was deteriorating. Algernon did not want to take the drug ‚ but he was forced to take the drugs and the tests. After that Algernon became vicious and did not want to eat‚ and he was acting different. In “Flowers For Algernon” it shows how much of a choice animals had in Animal
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