Flowers for Algernon Essay
Flowers for Algernon From the adaptation of Flowers for Algernon, Charlie Gordon is used for an experiment to surgically improve his intelligence. He then, started to digress and lost much of what he had learned. Though, Charlie may have thought that this operation was the right thing to do for himself, many oppose the theory that it is right to surgically improve human intelligence.
Despite what Charlie did, it is wrong to surgically improve human intelligence. Many people have different beliefs and opinions but it is not the right thing to do because you were intended to be and live that way. You might think it is a curse to be born that way but you can change it if you really want to. If you know what your putting your self through and know the side effects of the operation then you know what will happen in the end. Charlie had no clue what or how he would end up. “Everyone identifies me with Algernon…They are all pretending that Algernon’s behavior is not necessarily significant for me… but its hard to hide the fact…”(727). Either way it is wrong. Believe what you would like but you never know what will happen.
In contrast it is logical to think that it would be a great opportunity to improve your intelligence but not surgically. Its is not humanely correct to do it, and should never be done. For example, Charlie’s life, after the operation, had gotten worse than before. He may not remember what he learned or read but he does have memories. Those memories cause him pain (Charly). Would you want your life to end up worse after the operation? Think about it. What would happen world-wide if we had people have this operation done and it did not work? The theory of surgically improving human intelligence is immoral. It is not right to surgically improve someone’s intelligence because it affects so many people. It is disrespect to the way were born that way and you can not stop them from being themselves or change them just because
Despite what Charlie did, it is wrong to surgically improve human intelligence. Many people have different beliefs and opinions but it is not the right thing to do because you were intended to be and live that way. You might think it is a curse to be born that way but you can change it if you really want to. If you know what your putting your self through and know the side effects of the operation then you know what will happen in the end. Charlie had no clue what or how he would end up. “Everyone identifies me with Algernon…They are all pretending that Algernon’s behavior is not necessarily significant for me… but its hard to hide the fact…”(727). Either way it is wrong. Believe what you would like but you never know what will happen.
In contrast it is logical to think that it would be a great opportunity to improve your intelligence but not surgically. Its is not humanely correct to do it, and should never be done. For example, Charlie’s life, after the operation, had gotten worse than before. He may not remember what he learned or read but he does have memories. Those memories cause him pain (Charly). Would you want your life to end up worse after the operation? Think about it. What would happen world-wide if we had people have this operation done and it did not work? The theory of surgically improving human intelligence is immoral. It is not right to surgically improve someone’s intelligence because it affects so many people. It is disrespect to the way were born that way and you can not stop them from being themselves or change them just because