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How Does Charlie Gordon Act Ethically In Flowers For Algernon
Caroline Barker
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In Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keys, Charlie Gordon is 37 years old and has an IQ of 68. He has a longing dream to be smart. His doctors, Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur, did not act ethically when they preformed a surgery to make him smarter. Acting ethically is when one may choose to do is right or wrong. They didn’t think through the endless possibilities of how the procedure could turnout and didn’t effectively care for Charlie after his surgery. Some people however, believe that the doctors were both thinking ethically with their decisions. Due to my evidence, they doctors didn't act like they should have.
Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur did not predict of the outcomes of the surgery on Charlie.
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