Charlie Gordon's Flowers For Algernon

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What would you do if you had an IQ of 204? Charlie Gordon was a fictional character in the story “Flowers for Algernon” Charlie had an IQ of 68, then volunteered for an experimental surgery to make his IQ triple. Charlie Gordon made the right choice in participating in the surgery. He was able to see how the people around him really acted , improved science, and gained motivation to try to help other people who were intellectually challenged, like he was. Charlie was able to see how his “friends,” Joe Carp & Frank Reilly really treated him. On page 31, Charlie writes, “It’s a funny thing I never knew that Joe and Frank and the others liked to have me around all the time to make fun of me.” He was able to see that they were actually being mean to him. This is a good thing because people won’t get to make fun of him anymore. …show more content…

On page 22, Charlie writes when Dr.Nemur & Dr.Strauss are talking. “I know Charlie is not hat you had in mind as the first of your new (breed) of (intellectual superman.” They are using him for an experiment for a reason. All experiments are to gain knowledge about something. Since there were drastic effects from the surgery, it’s safe to say that Charlie helped improve science. Dr.Nemur & Dr.Strauss want to improve humanity, they were trying to make a breed of superman. Charlie most likely helped them with their research. He also worked very hard to write a report, called the “Algernon - Gordon effect : A Study of Structure and Function of Increased Intelligence” He completed his experiments, which probably help a

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