Describe the relationship between Miss Kinnian and Charlie. Did their relationship change throughout the story? (5 points) The relationship between Charlie and Miss Kinnian start off as teacher and student. Throughout the story, the relationship changes on Charlie’s side as he starts developing feelings for Miss Kinnian. As stated in the story on page 234 by Charlie, “I'm in love with Miss Kinnian”. However, the relationship didn't appear to change too much on Miss Kinnian’s side, it was just that she was worried for him and I think she kind of loved him as a son in a way. Do you think Charlie is happier at the end of the story than at the beginning? Explain why or why not. Talk about the development of his character throughout the …show more content…
story. (5 points) I think Charlie is happier at the end of the story than the beginning.
He is happy that he got to experience being smart even for the short time that he was. It was stated in the story, “If you ever reed this Miss Kinnian dont be sorry for me Im glad I got a second chanse to be smart becaus I lerned a lot of things that I never even new were in this world and Im grateful that I saw it all for a littel bit.” In the beginning of the story, he was kind of nervous about getting smart, but at the end, he was just happy that he got to be smart for a while. Why do you think Charlie put Flowers on Algernon’s grave? Explain. (5 points) I think he put flowers on Algernon’s grave because he was sad about his death and Algernon was Charlie's friend. Charlie says in the story about Algernon, “I think Ill be frends with Algernon.” Compare and contrast Algernon and Charlie. How are they different? How are they alike? Write at least three characteristics that make them different or alike. (5 points) Both Charlie and Algernon got the procedure done on them, however they were two different species; Charlie was a human and Algernon was a mouse. The procedure wore off on both of the test subjects as in the story, they both became “dumb” again after the procedure wore
off. What is the theme of the story, Flowers for Algernon? Explain your answer. (5 points) My interpretation of the theme of the story was to be happy with what you have/had. In Charlie's case, he was happy about being smart, even if it was just for a little bit. Charlie stated this when he said, “If you ever reed this Miss Kinnian dont be sorry for me Im glad I got a second chanse to be smart becaus I lerned a lot of things that I never even new were in this world and Im grateful that I saw it all for a littel bit.”
On that day he picked up Algernon like normal but got bit. Charlie watched afterward for some time and saw that he was disturbed and vicious. Burt tells me that Algernon is changing. He is less cooperative, he refuses to run the maze any more, and he hasn't been eating. Burt and others have to feed Algernon because he refuses to do the shifting lock. This a indication that the procedure isn't permanent and Charlie may start to lose intelligence. On May 25 Dr.Nemur and I told Charlie not to come to the lab anymore. Then on May 29 we gave him permission to start a lab and he worked all day and all night on the reason he is losing intelligence. On june 5th he is forgetting stuff which leads up to him becoming absent minded on June 10th. The other indications the procedure wasn’t permanent was once they dissected Algernon who died on June 8th Charlie predictions were correct. Charlie also can’t read or remember books he already read. Soon Charlie can’t remember where he put stuff, forgets punctuation, and spelling reverts back to before. These indications are clear that the procedure wasn’t
He doesn’t lack of encourage anymore, he has overcome his fear and despair. “I have to go. I have to disobey every impulse and leave her for Jasper Jones, for Jack Lionel, for this horrible mess.” We see a different Charlie from his determination. From escape to face up, he shows us more responsible. From helpless to assertive, he comes to realize what he really wants. He knows the dark side of human nature and this unfair and cold world. His innocent, his perfect world has been destroyed by those horrible things; because of these, he knows the part of real world, he knows how the ‘dark’ actually changes this world, his friends, his family, included
...stly, Whenever Charlie got intimate with women, he suddenly panics and feels extremely agitated. Alice Kinnian is the first women he ever tried to get intimate with, but failed due to panic attack. But he did recall a unpleasant memory, he mentions in the end of his eleventh progress report, Rose screeches "He's got no business to think that way about girls... I'll teach him so he never forgets. Do you hear? If you ever touch a girl, I'll put you away in a cage, like an animal, for the rest of your life. Do you hear me?" (112). Rose Gordon's words have left him truly horrified. The fear of being put away in a cage still haunts him and it has an huge impact on his sex life. After the operation, the emotional stress and trauma which Charlie goes through when he recalls his childhood memories prove that his childhood have truly been unpleasant for the most part of it.
... reader. Throughout the book, Charlie unfolds secrets and truths about the world and the society that he lives in; secrets and truths that cause him to grow up and transition into adulthood. He also makes a life changing decision and rebelled against was he thought was the right thing. This reflects his maturity and bravery throughout the journey he travels that summer. Charlie eyes suddenly become open to the injustice that the town of Corrigan demonstrates. He also comes to face the issue of racism; not only shown towards his best friend Jeffrey and the Lu family but to Jasper Jones as well. He realises the town of Corrigan is unwilling to accept outsiders. Charlie not only finds out things that summer about the people that surround him, but he also finds out who he is personally.
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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.
“I recall your once saying to me that an experimental failure or the disproving of a theory was as important to the advancement of learning as a success would be” (Keyes 301). The reader now understands the experiment was not a success. Charlie also validates Algernon’s expected death when he says “Algernon died two days ago. Dissection shows my predictions were right. His brain had decreased in weight and there was a general smoothing out of cerebral convolutions as well as a deepening and broadening of brain fissures” (302). This confirms Algernon’s expected death by the “Algernon-Gordon
The Grandmother's superior attitude is exemplified in her treatment of the children's mother, to whom she is extremely disapproving, and while there is a certain affection given to Bailey, "her only boy" she behaves as though he is a small child. Bailey, like all of the characters other than the Misfit, is important only in relation to the Grandmother; their relationship and the interactions between t...
The final paragraph in the story shows how much Charlie loved his daughter, and how much he needs her to complete his life. In "Babylon Revisited" Charlie was treated unfairly and should have won the custody of Honoria. Charlie’s regret of how he lived in the past is proved repeatedly throughout the story and even with the hardship of losing his wife and daughter, Charlie was still able to put his life back together. The mistakes he made in the past were not all his fault; there was a problem in the stock market that put a heavy burden on his shoulders. He has done more than enough to show Marion that he has changed and is capable of taking care of Honoria. However, the story may also be a bit biased considering that the narrator may not be a reliable person. There are also certain situations in the story, which questions Charlie’s sincerity about how much he has changed.
For Charlie, Ignorance is bliss. He realizes that his so called ? friends? were just using him to entertain their perverse humor. Also, he was also fired from the job that he loved so much because his new intelligence made those around him feel inferior and scared.
Soon however, Charlie would encounter challenges he never faced with the intelligence of a 6 year old. Before his surgery, Charlie had great friends in Miss Kinnian and the bakery workers. After the surgery, the relationship between Charlie and everyone he knew would take a drastic turn. A growing problem for Charlie’s is his extremely mixed emotions toward the opposite gender. He starts a serious relationship with Alice Kinnian, his former teacher.
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
his heart his Aunt Helen. Charlie loses his Aunt Helen on his seventh birthday, but what he does
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There’s no doubt that the main protagonist Charlie is a force of nature. She’s a complex and intriguing character to explore. She’s highly flawed and edgy, but the audience easily roots for her.