... relapsed suddenly and dramatically, losing all of his gained intelligence, only to have it replaced by seething anger and hate directed towards others. In the book, Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes, this particular operation was performed on a patient named Charlie Gordon. After the operation, Charlie was very bright, but experienced psychological traumas, ... the bakery where he worked, Charlie used to have friends. Friends that would talk to him, care about him and even take him to the bar for a beer once in a while, but it was these same "friends" who showed their true colours o...

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Novelist use a variety of techniques in constructing stories to communicate themes and even their attitude towards a certain subject. The short story "Flowers for Algernon," written by Daniel Keyes is told as a series of progress reports written by Charlie Gordon a thirty-two year old man whos Intelligence Quotient of 68 is tripled by an experimental ... power. Charlies journey from an IQ of 68 to one almost three times as high, and his fall back into subnormal intelligence is told in progress reports written by Charlie for the scientists conducting the experiment that raised his IQ. The rep...

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... movie skipped over these parts of the book. He was the main character of the movie but you could not hear his thoughts. When reading the book, Flowers for Algernon, you become Charlie Gordon. You read his thoughts as if they are yours. You would feel his pain and his sorrow. You could see how Charlie grew ... his thoughts on everyone he believed were his friends. He praised Alice as if she were the smartest teacher in the world.He would soon gain feelings for her, and you could not notice this struggle within while watching the movie. The book was more descriptive than the movie. Some p...

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In the movie we follow Charlie Gordon whose intelligence is at a very low level at the start. He doesn't know how to read and write. But after that he has had an operation, by two doctors he gradually gets smarter and smarter. It wasn't a permanent just a temporary operation, which only had the purpose of tripling a persons IQ. Charlie goes to an adult night school, were he learns how to read and write. He gets taught by a teacher named Miss Kinnian, which is a very friendly and kind person. Because of Charlie is so determined on becoming so intelligent and smart, and really is stimulated on d...

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... and was therefore effective to portray the issue of the perception of difference in society. The issues of risks involved in applying scientific technology, was reflected through the characterisations of Flowers for Algernon. Charlie's process of transformation from a disabled person to a genius, and then the deterioration that followed, was shown within a very small time frame. Just two months after ... that took place during the process of the experiment and therefore, portrayed scientific technology and the risks involved in applying it effectively in Flowers for Algernon. The first...

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