Daniel Keyes expresses how it is human nature to want friends and to need love, he also shows how hard it is to find that friends are not always there for you when you need them most.In the short story "Flowers for Algernon" the author Daniel Keyes weaves the theme of friendship through the story. It is human nature to want friends, and Daniel Keyes expresses this need through the main character Charlie's interactions with his peers. Everyone wants friends or just someone they can rely on and talk to, to get them through rough patches in life. Charlie has had a hard life since day one with people constantly judging him because of his mental disabilities that he can't control. This makes the reader relate to their own lives and how everyone needs the feeling of someone wanting to interact with them, and the awful feeling of being alone. People in everyday life find themselves feeling uncomfortable and awkward when …show more content…
they are the one in the room without a friend to talk to. Keyes expresses how Charlie truly wants friends and throughout the story he thinks he has friends but really they use him and treat him like a party clown "He's blushing. Charlie is blushing" (Page. 524). This is what his friends said while laughing at the drunk Charlie dancing with a girl that he liked, he didn't know that she was also in on making a fool of him. This is so sad and upsetting, it makes the reader wonder what they would do if they saw something like this going on would they join in, or be the one to stop it. It also makes the reader wonder why people in our society today think it is okay to make fun of someone with a mental disability. It is hard to find that "friends" are not what they are supposed to be, and Daniel Keyes expresses this throughout the story and through Charlie's relationships.
In this short story the main character Charlie is always there for his friends, and he would do anything to make them happy even if it means making a fool of himself, but they will not do the same in return. After Charlie finds that he has no one he can trust he decides to leave and start all over. This makes the reader think of how we talk to or treat others and how it can truly hurt someone's feelings. "Its easy to make frends if you let pepul laff at you." (Page 538) This makes the reader feel very sympathetic towards Charlie and it also makes the reader think how much of an impact your hurtful words and games can make on a person. "Im going to have lots of frends where I go." This makes the reader think of what some people will do to themselves after you hurt them emotionally forever. The reader wonders if the main character Charlie hurt himself and or what and why he is
leaving. It is natural to want love, and Keyes expresses this need throughout the story and it makes the reader truly empathize with the main character. "I was mad at her for not coming to see me after the operashun but I like her so maybe we will be friends again." (Page 520) This shows the reader that Charlie has no knowledge of love and he most likely doesn't even know what love is, but after the operation Charlie is so intelligent and just so different he knows what he wants and he wants Miss Kinnian. "The thought of leaving her behind made me sad. I'm in love with Miss Kinnian." (Page 527) Keyes truly showed the reader how hard it can be to be all alone and the struggle of not knowing what a true friend is. He also shows that it is human nature to want friends and eventually love. Keyes creatively shows how hard it can be to find that friends are not what you need them to be.
One of the most memorable friendships of the early 2000s is portrayed in the movie Napoleon Dynamite. When the two main characters Napoleon and Pedro meet, they become fast friends. Napoleon and Pedro stay loyal to each other throughout the entire movie, despite what others might think. This is similar to how John Steinbeck portrays friendship in his novella Of Mice and Men. The friendship between the main characters of the novella, George and Lennie, is unexpected. They choose to stand by each other regardless of society’s expectations. Through this, Steinbeck communicates the theme that a loyal friend can be a haven in a heartless world.
To begin with, according to Lucius Annaeus Seneca, “One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood”. Even this quote explains that true friendship is when an individual stands for another individual. In the novel Of Mice and Men, author John Steinbeck examine the idea of friendship between two migrant ranch worker even when there was difficulties. Through the character of Slim and George, author Steinbeck illustrates friendship and reveals that friendships stand up for each other even when is difficult time.
Friendship can be debated as both a blessing and a curse; as a necessary part of life to be happy or an unnecessary use of time. Friends can be a source of joy and support, they can be a constant stress and something that brings us down, or anywhere in between. In Book 9 of Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle discusses to great lengths what friendship is and how we should go about these relationships. In the short story “Melvin in the Sixth Grade” by Dana Johnson, we see the main character Avery’s struggle to find herself and also find friendship, as well as Melvin’s rejection of the notion that one must have friends.
Theme: Situations and surroundings can shatter the innocence of friendship, but more the identity of the individuals.
We can all sympathize with Charlie on the surface, we have all made mistakes that we have to live with. Charlie is attempting to move forward with his life and erase the mistakes of his past. The ghosts of his past torment him repeatedly throughout the story, his child's guardians despise him and his old friends do not understand him.
Many popular novels are often converted into television movies. The brilliant fiction novel, Flowers for Algernon written by Daniel Keyes, was developed into a dramatic television film. Flowers for Algernon is about a mentally retarded man who is given the opportunity to become intelligent through the advancements of medical science. This emotionally touching novel was adapted to television so it could appeal to a wider, more general audience. Although the novel and film are similar in terms of plot and theme, they are different in terms of characters.
"Were born alone we live alone die alone. Only through love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that were not alone” Orson Welles. In this novel, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck focuses on the loneliness of California ranch life in the 1930’s. One of the most important things in the life is to have a friend, without friends people will suffer from loneliness like in this novel, not everyone in the novel has the same connection and special friendship like George and Lennie’s. Of Mice and Men is the story about lonely men who travel from ranch to ranch not really communicating with other ranch hands. Candy, Crooks and Curley’s wife all were lonely and dealt with their loneliness in different ways.
There are many types of friendships good ones and bad ones. For example in the novela “Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck George and Lennie are the main characters of this novela. George and Lennie face many obstacles throughout their journey. George helped Lennie and lead him throughout this journey. George is a good friend towards Lennie in my opinion because he does so much for him.
As a result of Charlie’s relationship with his aunt Helen, he develops companionship issues after her death. Having had such a close relationship with her, her passing greatly affects his relationships with other people. A shy, timid, and somewhat anti-social Charlie fears getting close to somebody again after his closest friend has passed. His inability to make friends shows when he t...
A friend is someone you can share dreams with and will give you assistance when you need it. That's what you call a true friendship. In the novel of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, he wrote a lot about the friendship of George and Lennie’s. George and Lennie, who come most proximate to achieving this ideal of brotherhood. The author shows the relationship of George and Lennie. George takes care of Lennie who has a childlike mind. George is constantly giving Lennie instructions, for instance like not to talk when they went to the ranch, and George said not to say anything when they go to the ranch and also telling him not to touch dead animals. George and Lennie are a good example of friendship because George took care of Lennie when his Aunt Clara died, George protects Lennie from people that try to hurt him,and George kills Lennie.
Charlie struggles with apparent mental illness throughout his letters, but he never explicitly addresses this problem. His friends make him realize that he is different and it is okay to be different from everyone else. This change in perspective gives Charlie new opportunities to experience life from a side he was unfamiliar with. Without these new friends, Charlie would have never dared to try on the things he has. His friends have helped him develop from an antisocial wallflower to an adventurous young man who is both brave and loyal. Transitioning shapes how the individual enters into the workforce, live independently and gain some control over their future
Charlie demonstrates a socially awkward freshman in high school who has always been a wallflower. Soon into his first year of high school, he meets two friends, Sam and Patrick who teach him how to live outside his comfort zone. What nobody knows about Charlie is that he was molested by his Aunt Helen. This caused a major mental damage that lasted throughout Charlie’s life. Thankfully, Patrick and Sam were always there to support Charlie in times that Charlie felt so alone in life with no hope. The movie demonstrates throughout Charlie’s first year in high school that true friends will always be there for one another, that child abuse can cause many mental illnesses, and that family is the number one support system.
Friendship is a bond that brings society together as a whole. The article, “Friendship in an Age of Economics” by Todd May describes six friendships that pertains to life. In the Of Mice and Men excerpt, the reader meets two characters, George and Lennie, and their friendship is shown. Of the six friendships, in “Friendship in an Age of Economics,” the true friendship, developed by Aristotle, is used in Of Mice and Men through George and Lennie’s relationship because of how they act towards each other, and how they take care of one another through many different ways.
...in our whole life. All of us can find some buddies for their life, and I want to say, don't let them down, don't waste their friendship. When I was studying in middle school, I don’t know the importance of friendship. All my classmates don’t know me a lot, and I don’t, either. I never thought what they thought and never care about their feelings. And the worst thing is that I don’t want to know, all of things I cared about was studying. It lets me seem unfriendly, and now I realized and want to fix it, of course, thanks to the movie, I’ve been trying to make more friends and keep closer to them.
Throughout our lives, we value many things. Whether it’s valuing family, a passion, or even priorities, we highly praise certain things. For now, let’s take friendship into consideration. Some individuals value friendship whereas others don’t. Those who value friendship value it because they turn to in order to seek shelter when there’s nowhere else to turn to. It is safe to say friendship is a significant part of our lives, and no individual can vouch for friendship like Greek philosopher, Aristotle. Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics delves into this idea of friendship being a necessity as well as conveying the three types of friendship he establishes. Friendship based on utility, pleasure, and virtue were thoroughly examined and ultimately, Aristotle developed a stance on the fact that friendship based on virtue is the one to attain. Subsequently, he provides a strong foundation for which he says friendship based on utility and pleasure are unstable friendships.