What was the theme of Flowers for Algernon and what was the irony about it?

The theme was: intolerance toward others who are different leads to bad things (i.e. Charlie getting the procedure done which still made him feel alienated and ultimately killed him). The theme is that human beings ought to respect and take care of each other. If Charlie hadn't have been picked-on, he would have been okay. The irony was that he wanted so much to be smarter that he underwent a risky operation and became intelligent. But he became so intelligent that he couldn't relate to his peers anymore and it frightened them. The poor guy risked it all only to experience rejection again and then to lose his life.





I hope you actually read the story (which doesn't take long at all and is worth a few hours) and are having a tough time grasping the concept. I'm trying to help you out. But I have to warn you: if you take my exact words as your own, that is called plaigarism, which is a serious crime in the academic world.





Hope that helps!

What was the theme of Flowers for Algernon and what was the irony about it?
Read the book.
Reply:The theme is medical and scientific experimentation using humans and the irony is that Charley was given a chance to see the world as a normal man and then it was cruelly taken from him. Pax - C.