... as less fortunate tends to see the grass on the other side of the hill as greener. One literary work which validates this statement is Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, inwhich Charlie Gordon experiences the parallels and differences of life as a "moron," compared to that of a "genuis." The novel by Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon, is set in New York City during the mid-1960s, Charlie ... about lust and shame...If not for that none of us would have to grow old and be sick and die, ( Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, pg 75)." And then the it is alluded to again in Charlie's re...

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... did work after all, but, sadly, after a few months had passed, the patient 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, loneliness, disillusionment, and felt socially and physically inadequate. Charlie's psychological traumas or emotional upset were caused by flashbacks ...

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