Obviously, Charlie puts flowers on Algernon's grave, but is there a deeper significance?
What does the title, "Flowers for Algernon," mean?
My favorite book. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
The deeper significance is one of respect and admiration. Flowers have always been a symbol of understanding, caring and love. Charlie loved Algernon. They shared a common bond -- both labratory experiments. Charlie sympathized and empathized with Algernon and no one understood that better than Charlie.
Reply:It really doesn't mean that much except for that Algernon dies, after being a genius, and Charlie gives him flowers because he felt like him and Algernon were the same, retarded, genius, retarded, so Algernon was his buddy.
Reply:The title's mention of flowers is a reference to Charlie's last request to put some flowers on Algernon's grave in the back yard. This is such a sad story and I fell in love with the little mouse.
Reply:The death of Algernon means a possible death for Charlie. He became pretty attached to Algernon, because he and Algernon were going through the same things. What happened to Algernon eventually happened to Charlie.
Reply:there's no metaphor behind it, it's just the title being referecned by the story
Reply:Sure. Algernon goes through the whole cycle Charlie does, but much quicker. Charlie relates to Algernon and identifies with him because they have so much in common. As Charlie begins to lose his mental powers, he mourns for himnself as he mourns for Algernon.
Reply:there is no deep answer, charlie put flowers on algernons grave, he related to the mouse because they were both retarded, then geniuses and then retarded again.
Monday, May 11, 2009
What are some physical characteristics of the main character of the story "Flowers for Algernon"?
The main caracter is a man who is mentally retarded. He undergoes a chirurgical procedure which will multiply greatly his mental faculties and cognitive abilities, his life is totally transformed. Alas, he soon discovers that the effects of the procedure are only temporary...
%26gt; what are some physical characteristics of the main character of the story "Flowers for Algernon"?
What are some physical characteristics of the main character of the story "Flowers for Algernon"?
algernon Is a lab rat that has brain surgery to make him smarter. The other main character Is a retarded boy who wants to be as smart as algernon .
Reply:That Algernon is a mouse?
I jest. Its been a long time since i read that, i couldn't possibly remember, soz
%26gt; what are some physical characteristics of the main character of the story "Flowers for Algernon"?
What are some physical characteristics of the main character of the story "Flowers for Algernon"?
algernon Is a lab rat that has brain surgery to make him smarter. The other main character Is a retarded boy who wants to be as smart as algernon .
Reply:That Algernon is a mouse?
I jest. Its been a long time since i read that, i couldn't possibly remember, soz
In the book, Flowers For Algernon, Why was Charlie taking tests?
Because charlie was being tested before and after the expirement that was being run on him that was suppose to increase his IQ.
In the book, Flowers For Algernon, Why was Charlie taking tests?
If you read the book it is pretty appearnt why.
Reply:because he wanted to be smarter so they do expiremments on him to see if the surgery worked
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In the book, Flowers For Algernon, Why was Charlie taking tests?
If you read the book it is pretty appearnt why.
Reply:because he wanted to be smarter so they do expiremments on him to see if the surgery worked
shoe labels
If you had to rename flowers for algernon, what would you name it?
Charly is printed on the book cover. I like that.
Does anyone know where i can get a free copy of the script for "flowers for algernon"?
i need a scene for one boy and one girl
Does anyone know where i can get a free copy of the script for "flowers for algernon"?
Try your local library.
Does anyone know where i can get a free copy of the script for "flowers for algernon"?
Try your local library.
The book flowers for algernon how does it impact the developments of the story?
Plot Overview
Charlie Gordon, a mentally retarded thirty-two-year-old man, is chosen by a team of scientists to undergo an experimental surgery designed to boost his intelligence. Alice Kinnian, Charlie’s teacher at the Beekman College Center for Retarded Adults, has recommended Charlie for the experiment because of his exceptional eagerness to learn. The directors of the experiment, Dr. Strauss and Professor Nemur, ask Charlie to keep a journal. The entire narrative of Flowers for Algernon is composed of the “progress reports” that Charlie writes.
Charlie works at Donner’s Bakery in New York City as a janitor and delivery boy. The other employees often taunt him and pick on him, but Charlie is unable to understand that he is the subject of mockery. He believes that his coworkers are good friends. After a battery of tests—including a maze-solving competition with a mouse named Algernon, who has already had the experimental surgery performed on him—Charlie undergoes the operation. He is initially disappointed that there is no immediate change in his intellect, but with work and help from Alice, he gradually improves his spelling and grammar. Charlie begins to read adult books, slowly at first, then voraciously, filling his brain with knowledge from many academic fields. He shocks the workers at the bakery by inventing a process designed to improve productivity. Charlie also begins to recover lost memories of his childhood, most of which involve his mother, Rose, who resented and often brutally punished Charlie for not being normal like other children.
As Charlie becomes more intelligent, he realizes that he is deeply attracted to Alice. She insists on keeping their relationship professional, but it is obvious that she shares Charlie’s attraction. When Charlie discovers that one of the bakery employees is stealing from Mr. Donner, he is uncertain what to do until Alice tells him to trust his heart. Delighted by the realization that he is capable of solving moral dilemmas on his own, Charlie confronts the worker and forces him to stop cheating Donner. Not long afterward, Charlie is let go from the bakery because the other workers are disturbed by the sudden change in him, and because Donner can see that Charlie no longer needs his charity. Charlie grows closer to Alice, though whenever the mood becomes too intimate, he experiences a sensation of panic and feels as if his old disabled self is watching him. Charlie recovers memories of his mother beating him for the slightest sexual impulses, and he realizes that this past trauma is likely responsible for his inability to make love to Alice.
Dr. Strauss and Professor Nemur take Charlie and Algernon to a scientific convention in Chicago, where they are the star exhibits. Charlie has become frustrated by Nemur’s refusal to recognize his humanity. He feels that Nemur treats him like just another lab animal, even though it is disturbingly clear that Charlie’s scientific knowledge has advanced beyond Nemur’s. Charlie wreaks havoc at the convention by freeing Algernon from his cage while they are onstage. Charlie flees back to New York with Algernon and gets his own apartment, where the scientists cannot find him. He realizes that Nemur’s hypothesis contains an error and that there is a possibility that his intelligence gain will only be temporary.
Charlie meets his neighbor, an attractive, free-spirited artist named Fay Lillman. Charlie does not tell Fay about his past, and he is able to consummate a sexual relationship with her. The foundation that has funded the experiment gives Charlie dispensation to do his own research, so he returns to the lab. However, his commitment to his work begins to consume him, and he drifts away from Fay.
Algernon’s intelligence begins to slip, and his behavior becomes erratic. Charlie worries that whatever happens to Algernon will soon happen to him as well. Algernon eventually dies. Fearing a regression to his previous level of intelligence, Charlie visits his mother and sister in order to try to come to terms with his past. He finds the experience moving, thrilling, and devastating. Charlie’s mother, now a demented old woman, expresses pride in his accomplishments, and his sister is overjoyed to see him. However, Rose suddenly slips into a delusional flashback and attacks Charlie with a butcher knife. He leaves sobbing, but he feels that he has finally overcome his painful background and become a fully developed individual.
Charlie succeeds in finding the error in Nemur’s hypothesis, scientifically proving that a flaw in the operation will cause his intelligence to vanish as quickly as it has come. Charlie calls this phenomenon the “Algernon-Gordon Effect.” As he passes through a stage of average intelligence on his way back to retardation, Charlie enjoys a brief, passionate relationship with Alice, but he sends her away as he senses the return of his old self. When Charlie’s regression is complete, he briefly returns to his old job at the bakery, where his coworkers welcome him back with kindness.
Charlie forgets that he is no longer enrolled in Alice’s night-school class for retarded adults, and he upsets her by showing up. In fact, Charlie has forgotten their entire romantic relationship. Having decided to remove himself from the people who have known him and now feel sorry for him, he checks himself into a home for disabled adults. His last request is for the reader of his manuscript to leave fresh flowers on Algernon’s grave.
The book flowers for algernon how does it impact the developments of the story?
how does what impact the developements of the story?
Charlie Gordon, a mentally retarded thirty-two-year-old man, is chosen by a team of scientists to undergo an experimental surgery designed to boost his intelligence. Alice Kinnian, Charlie’s teacher at the Beekman College Center for Retarded Adults, has recommended Charlie for the experiment because of his exceptional eagerness to learn. The directors of the experiment, Dr. Strauss and Professor Nemur, ask Charlie to keep a journal. The entire narrative of Flowers for Algernon is composed of the “progress reports” that Charlie writes.
Charlie works at Donner’s Bakery in New York City as a janitor and delivery boy. The other employees often taunt him and pick on him, but Charlie is unable to understand that he is the subject of mockery. He believes that his coworkers are good friends. After a battery of tests—including a maze-solving competition with a mouse named Algernon, who has already had the experimental surgery performed on him—Charlie undergoes the operation. He is initially disappointed that there is no immediate change in his intellect, but with work and help from Alice, he gradually improves his spelling and grammar. Charlie begins to read adult books, slowly at first, then voraciously, filling his brain with knowledge from many academic fields. He shocks the workers at the bakery by inventing a process designed to improve productivity. Charlie also begins to recover lost memories of his childhood, most of which involve his mother, Rose, who resented and often brutally punished Charlie for not being normal like other children.
As Charlie becomes more intelligent, he realizes that he is deeply attracted to Alice. She insists on keeping their relationship professional, but it is obvious that she shares Charlie’s attraction. When Charlie discovers that one of the bakery employees is stealing from Mr. Donner, he is uncertain what to do until Alice tells him to trust his heart. Delighted by the realization that he is capable of solving moral dilemmas on his own, Charlie confronts the worker and forces him to stop cheating Donner. Not long afterward, Charlie is let go from the bakery because the other workers are disturbed by the sudden change in him, and because Donner can see that Charlie no longer needs his charity. Charlie grows closer to Alice, though whenever the mood becomes too intimate, he experiences a sensation of panic and feels as if his old disabled self is watching him. Charlie recovers memories of his mother beating him for the slightest sexual impulses, and he realizes that this past trauma is likely responsible for his inability to make love to Alice.
Dr. Strauss and Professor Nemur take Charlie and Algernon to a scientific convention in Chicago, where they are the star exhibits. Charlie has become frustrated by Nemur’s refusal to recognize his humanity. He feels that Nemur treats him like just another lab animal, even though it is disturbingly clear that Charlie’s scientific knowledge has advanced beyond Nemur’s. Charlie wreaks havoc at the convention by freeing Algernon from his cage while they are onstage. Charlie flees back to New York with Algernon and gets his own apartment, where the scientists cannot find him. He realizes that Nemur’s hypothesis contains an error and that there is a possibility that his intelligence gain will only be temporary.
Charlie meets his neighbor, an attractive, free-spirited artist named Fay Lillman. Charlie does not tell Fay about his past, and he is able to consummate a sexual relationship with her. The foundation that has funded the experiment gives Charlie dispensation to do his own research, so he returns to the lab. However, his commitment to his work begins to consume him, and he drifts away from Fay.
Algernon’s intelligence begins to slip, and his behavior becomes erratic. Charlie worries that whatever happens to Algernon will soon happen to him as well. Algernon eventually dies. Fearing a regression to his previous level of intelligence, Charlie visits his mother and sister in order to try to come to terms with his past. He finds the experience moving, thrilling, and devastating. Charlie’s mother, now a demented old woman, expresses pride in his accomplishments, and his sister is overjoyed to see him. However, Rose suddenly slips into a delusional flashback and attacks Charlie with a butcher knife. He leaves sobbing, but he feels that he has finally overcome his painful background and become a fully developed individual.
Charlie succeeds in finding the error in Nemur’s hypothesis, scientifically proving that a flaw in the operation will cause his intelligence to vanish as quickly as it has come. Charlie calls this phenomenon the “Algernon-Gordon Effect.” As he passes through a stage of average intelligence on his way back to retardation, Charlie enjoys a brief, passionate relationship with Alice, but he sends her away as he senses the return of his old self. When Charlie’s regression is complete, he briefly returns to his old job at the bakery, where his coworkers welcome him back with kindness.
Charlie forgets that he is no longer enrolled in Alice’s night-school class for retarded adults, and he upsets her by showing up. In fact, Charlie has forgotten their entire romantic relationship. Having decided to remove himself from the people who have known him and now feel sorry for him, he checks himself into a home for disabled adults. His last request is for the reader of his manuscript to leave fresh flowers on Algernon’s grave.
The book flowers for algernon how does it impact the developments of the story?
how does what impact the developements of the story?
Storyboard Flowers for Algernon?
I have to make a storyboard for my english class, and I am supposed to make a storyboard on an advertisement for some sort of foundation for mentally or physically challenged people. I am supposed to make it creative but am having more difficulty with that part. Also Charlie from flowers for algernon has to be a spokesperson. An example given to us was charlie starting as spokesperson then comparing a stray dog to how mentally challenged people act : like lost, and how they have difficulty to find a secure home, etc! then at the end saying call 1800donate or something. It has to be 6 components but each only has to have 3-4 sentences.
Please help me with an idea !! thank you
Storyboard Flowers for Algernon?
Well I think u must Google it for better results. Bye
rodeo buckle
Please help me with an idea !! thank you
Storyboard Flowers for Algernon?
Well I think u must Google it for better results. Bye
rodeo buckle
In the book flowers for algernon describe how Alice Kinnian looked?
Read the bloody book and you would know exactly how she looks, geez, that really annoys me :/
One of my favorite books too, and you won't read it *sniff*
One of my favorite books too, and you won't read it *sniff*
What is the summary of the book Flowers For Algernon?
retarded guy meets mouse. mouse is a genius. retarded guy finds out mouse has had special operation. Retarded guy get operation, and turns into genius too. Mouse gets sick, mouse goes back to being a stupid mouse. operation fails. retarded guy returns to being retarded. dumb guy puts flowers on mouses grave
Flowers for Algernon report............. please help...?
In the story Flowers for Algernon, Which of Charlies traits was most affected as a result of the operation. explain the effect of the operation and suggest possible reasons why why it happend.
p.s. you can win about 100 points if i vote you as best answer....
thnx
Flowers for Algernon report............. please help...?
Maybe you should try reading the book? Just a thought.
Reply:try:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for...
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/s...
http://www.enotes.com/flowers-algernon/
Reply:Oh! I did this report not too long ago. Just talk about his IQ and how low it was. Then talk about how rapidly it increased. Talk about how happy he felt at first then how the relationship with his so called "friends" went booming down when he relized what they were doing to him. Why it happened: im not sure right there, im sorry but i'll have to leave you off right there %26gt;.%26gt;;;;
Reply:his personality changed
he used to be nice and then he turned kinda so no one could understand him and it kinda changed. also his lovve for mrs kinnian.
it probly happend because he gained more info after and learned about more stuff about girls.
ps. u cant give someone 100 points! thats ridiculous
Reply:i'd say his innocence. Before the operation, he was completely harmless, like a child. But once he got the operation, his innocence disappeared; from intellectual maturity to sexual maturity, Charlie lost his innocence quicker than anybody should. He was forced into the body of an adult with the emotional growth of a child. Expand that ****.
Reply:You shouldn't put your hw on YA so someone else will do it for you. But I did like that Story. So sad tho!
:((
Reply:A good review of the book will help you answer this question. Barring that, you might look here for some additional help:
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/
PS Don't promise what you can't deliver! "you can win about 100 points if i vote you as best answer"
p.s. you can win about 100 points if i vote you as best answer....
thnx
Flowers for Algernon report............. please help...?
Maybe you should try reading the book? Just a thought.
Reply:try:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for...
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/s...
http://www.enotes.com/flowers-algernon/
Reply:Oh! I did this report not too long ago. Just talk about his IQ and how low it was. Then talk about how rapidly it increased. Talk about how happy he felt at first then how the relationship with his so called "friends" went booming down when he relized what they were doing to him. Why it happened: im not sure right there, im sorry but i'll have to leave you off right there %26gt;.%26gt;;;;
Reply:his personality changed
he used to be nice and then he turned kinda so no one could understand him and it kinda changed. also his lovve for mrs kinnian.
it probly happend because he gained more info after and learned about more stuff about girls.
ps. u cant give someone 100 points! thats ridiculous
Reply:i'd say his innocence. Before the operation, he was completely harmless, like a child. But once he got the operation, his innocence disappeared; from intellectual maturity to sexual maturity, Charlie lost his innocence quicker than anybody should. He was forced into the body of an adult with the emotional growth of a child. Expand that ****.
Reply:You shouldn't put your hw on YA so someone else will do it for you. But I did like that Story. So sad tho!
:((
Reply:A good review of the book will help you answer this question. Barring that, you might look here for some additional help:
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/
PS Don't promise what you can't deliver! "you can win about 100 points if i vote you as best answer"
The story FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON!?
what is the theme for the story flowers for algernon?
anyone who answers that'd be great!
thanks:]
The story FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON!?
This is a very good book, well worth reading. You could say one theme would be achievement and loss.
Reply:Flowers is about an experiment to boost the mental level in a single (Algernon) and a mentally handicapped janitor. It worked, but only temporaily. Read it. It's a wonderful book about the success and failure of science on the life of one man and a rat.
Reply:You can learn alot from this book. I would think that the theme would be something like:
Self-understanding or self-realization
How people treat mentally challenged peoples
And maybe even a theme on love.
Reply:My own ideas:
* Intelligence is not superior to compassion and kindness.
* Accept your own abilities and work with those you have. Don't try to be someone or something you're not. (Which isn't to say that we shouldn't try to improve ourselves!)
* Man shouldn't play God and mess with the integrity of a human life. (The old Frankenstein theme.)
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anyone who answers that'd be great!
thanks:]
The story FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON!?
This is a very good book, well worth reading. You could say one theme would be achievement and loss.
Reply:Flowers is about an experiment to boost the mental level in a single (Algernon) and a mentally handicapped janitor. It worked, but only temporaily. Read it. It's a wonderful book about the success and failure of science on the life of one man and a rat.
Reply:You can learn alot from this book. I would think that the theme would be something like:
Self-understanding or self-realization
How people treat mentally challenged peoples
And maybe even a theme on love.
Reply:My own ideas:
* Intelligence is not superior to compassion and kindness.
* Accept your own abilities and work with those you have. Don't try to be someone or something you're not. (Which isn't to say that we shouldn't try to improve ourselves!)
* Man shouldn't play God and mess with the integrity of a human life. (The old Frankenstein theme.)
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In school i have to read the book FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON....?
do you know of any way i can go and read it online cause i lost the book.! please please help me find a site to beable to read the book online. i have a report due tommorrow
In school i have to read the book FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON....?
Go to the library and check the book out... the county library. And don't try telling us they are all gone, or lost, or whatever.
It's a very good book, and a short read-- you will be done with it in no time. Take a few notes while you read it, that might help.
You can do it if you try, I know you can!
Luck--
Reply:That is a fantastic story--make sure you read it even if it's not in time for your report.
Reply:try google books
Reply:http://oenglish.com/flowers_for_algernon...
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In school i have to read the book FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON....?
Go to the library and check the book out... the county library. And don't try telling us they are all gone, or lost, or whatever.
It's a very good book, and a short read-- you will be done with it in no time. Take a few notes while you read it, that might help.
You can do it if you try, I know you can!
Luck--
Reply:That is a fantastic story--make sure you read it even if it's not in time for your report.
Reply:try google books
Reply:http://oenglish.com/flowers_for_algernon...
do u go to rancho?
Any ideas for a theme song for Charlie Gordon (From FLowers For Algernon)?
Anyone know of a song that would fit in with Charlie Gordon from Flowers For Algernon or the Movie: Charly
~Thanks~
Any ideas for a theme song for Charlie Gordon (From FLowers For Algernon)?
"Where is my mind?" by the Pixies.
Reply:haha!
sorry I don't really have an answer for that but I read the book a few weeks ago.
I'll think about it though.
Reply:A few:
Wake Me Up When September Ends
The Anthem
I Am Me
~Thanks~
Any ideas for a theme song for Charlie Gordon (From FLowers For Algernon)?
"Where is my mind?" by the Pixies.
Reply:haha!
sorry I don't really have an answer for that but I read the book a few weeks ago.
I'll think about it though.
Reply:A few:
Wake Me Up When September Ends
The Anthem
I Am Me
How did the dreams and memories further the plot and character development in the novel Flowers for Algernon?
The Persistence of the Past in the Present
Charlie’s recovery of his childhood memories after his operation illustrates how significantly his past is embedded in his understanding of the present. Charlie’s past resurfaces at key points in his present experience, taking the form of the old Charlie, whom the new Charlie perceives as a separate entity that exists outside of himself. In a sense, the past, as represented by the old Charlie, literally keeps watch over the present. When Charlie longs to make love to Alice, the old Charlie panics and distracts him—a sign that the shame Rose instilled in Charlie is still powerful, even if he cannot remember the origin of this shame.
Charlie cannot move forward with his emotional life until he understands and deals with the traumas of childhood. Similar ties to the past control Charlie’s mother. When Charlie returns to see Rose, she still harbors her old resentment over Charlie’s lack of normalcy—even after his intelligence levels have increased dramatically. Rose’s attempt to attack Charlie with a knife illustrates that for her, just as for Charlie, the past interferes with her actions and concerns in the present. Rose cannot separate her memories of the retarded Charlie from the genius Charlie who comes to visit her in the flesh. The harrowing turn of events at this meeting is a tragic reminder of the past’s pervasive influence on the present.
This is such a great book, I hope you've enjoyed it so far. Check out sparknotes.com for further analysis on this book.
How did the dreams and memories further the plot and character development in the novel Flowers for Algernon?
Read the book.
Reply:Trying to get someone else to do your homework? Think about it for a while. Good story by the way.
Charlie’s recovery of his childhood memories after his operation illustrates how significantly his past is embedded in his understanding of the present. Charlie’s past resurfaces at key points in his present experience, taking the form of the old Charlie, whom the new Charlie perceives as a separate entity that exists outside of himself. In a sense, the past, as represented by the old Charlie, literally keeps watch over the present. When Charlie longs to make love to Alice, the old Charlie panics and distracts him—a sign that the shame Rose instilled in Charlie is still powerful, even if he cannot remember the origin of this shame.
Charlie cannot move forward with his emotional life until he understands and deals with the traumas of childhood. Similar ties to the past control Charlie’s mother. When Charlie returns to see Rose, she still harbors her old resentment over Charlie’s lack of normalcy—even after his intelligence levels have increased dramatically. Rose’s attempt to attack Charlie with a knife illustrates that for her, just as for Charlie, the past interferes with her actions and concerns in the present. Rose cannot separate her memories of the retarded Charlie from the genius Charlie who comes to visit her in the flesh. The harrowing turn of events at this meeting is a tragic reminder of the past’s pervasive influence on the present.
This is such a great book, I hope you've enjoyed it so far. Check out sparknotes.com for further analysis on this book.
How did the dreams and memories further the plot and character development in the novel Flowers for Algernon?
Read the book.
Reply:Trying to get someone else to do your homework? Think about it for a while. Good story by the way.
What are some strengths and weaknesses of Charlie Gordon in the story "Flowers For Algernon?"?
please leave good answers thanks!!
What are some strengths and weaknesses of Charlie Gordon in the story "Flowers For Algernon?"?
It's somewhat hard to say, considering that his personality goes through vast changes throughout the book.
The first Charlie Gordon, the one with the IQ of 70, is sweet, caring, likeable, and affable. He's also naive, a bit self-centered, clueless to the world around him, and of course, he has an IQ of 70.
The later Charlie Gordon is a genius, and has started to think about his future. He's also, at first, self-centered, arogant, and self-righteous. Then, he starts to question himself. He becomes more introspective, and considerate of other people's feelings, but he loses his trust of other people.
Reply:let me quess. you didnt do your hw
Reply:he became very smart. -strength
he was being used by the doctors as an experiment -weakness.
now go look read the book before your homework is due .lol
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What are some strengths and weaknesses of Charlie Gordon in the story "Flowers For Algernon?"?
It's somewhat hard to say, considering that his personality goes through vast changes throughout the book.
The first Charlie Gordon, the one with the IQ of 70, is sweet, caring, likeable, and affable. He's also naive, a bit self-centered, clueless to the world around him, and of course, he has an IQ of 70.
The later Charlie Gordon is a genius, and has started to think about his future. He's also, at first, self-centered, arogant, and self-righteous. Then, he starts to question himself. He becomes more introspective, and considerate of other people's feelings, but he loses his trust of other people.
Reply:let me quess. you didnt do your hw
Reply:he became very smart. -strength
he was being used by the doctors as an experiment -weakness.
now go look read the book before your homework is due .lol
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Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes?
Why would you recommend Flowers for Algernon to a friend? How do you feel about the book?
I read it and thought it was great and inspiring.
Also, what do you think is the theme in the book? I think it is that if you believe in yourself, your dreams come true, and eventually turn in to nighmares.
I wanna know how YOU feel.
^_^
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes?
Wow...I haven't read that since I was a kid....yes, it was a powerful book....I took it more as "be careful what you wish for, they may come true".
Reply:good book would reccomend
Reply:It's been over thirty years ago since I read it, but what I remember about it is that I thought it was REALLY sad...
I read it and thought it was great and inspiring.
Also, what do you think is the theme in the book? I think it is that if you believe in yourself, your dreams come true, and eventually turn in to nighmares.
I wanna know how YOU feel.
^_^
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes?
Wow...I haven't read that since I was a kid....yes, it was a powerful book....I took it more as "be careful what you wish for, they may come true".
Reply:good book would reccomend
Reply:It's been over thirty years ago since I read it, but what I remember about it is that I thought it was REALLY sad...
Flowers For Algernon Poem?
Ok.
Can anyone help me make a poem for flowers for Algernon?
and if not, can someone give me some ideas to base the poem on? and give me something to start with??
it has to be 20 lines long btw
Thanks!!
Flowers For Algernon Poem?
Write something about what the protagonist said. Try starting out with or base on the following quote from "Flowers for Algernon": "Why would a man stop and laugh at a stupid person, but not a crippled or blind"
Can anyone help me make a poem for flowers for Algernon?
and if not, can someone give me some ideas to base the poem on? and give me something to start with??
it has to be 20 lines long btw
Thanks!!
Flowers For Algernon Poem?
Write something about what the protagonist said. Try starting out with or base on the following quote from "Flowers for Algernon": "Why would a man stop and laugh at a stupid person, but not a crippled or blind"
"Flowers For Algernon" Poems!!?
IM suppose to make up 4 poems for Flowers for algernon
CAn anyone give me a subject to base one of them on
it could be
Theme
Person
Setting
etc.etc.
Or if you have a poem youd like to share thats good to!
"Flowers For Algernon" Poems!!?
Here is a link to themes for F4A:
http://www.answers.com/topic/flowers-for...
F4A Characters:
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/c...
Plot overview:
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/s...
Lots of good stuff (time, place, protagonist, setting, tense, etc)
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/f...
Hope these links inspire you !
Reply:oh i read that for freshman year summer reading but all i remember was it was about a rat and thats it
CAn anyone give me a subject to base one of them on
it could be
Theme
Person
Setting
etc.etc.
Or if you have a poem youd like to share thats good to!
"Flowers For Algernon" Poems!!?
Here is a link to themes for F4A:
http://www.answers.com/topic/flowers-for...
F4A Characters:
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/c...
Plot overview:
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/s...
Lots of good stuff (time, place, protagonist, setting, tense, etc)
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/f...
Hope these links inspire you !
Reply:oh i read that for freshman year summer reading but all i remember was it was about a rat and thats it
Flowers for Algernon and science.?
In your opinion, does science have the right to study human/ animal intelligence the way it was practiced in "Flowers for Algernon"? (this is for an essay question)
Flowers for Algernon and science.?
Yes! There are experimental trials ALL ThE TIME on humans...so why not this time? It will help future retarded people in the future
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Flowers for Algernon and science.?
Yes! There are experimental trials ALL ThE TIME on humans...so why not this time? It will help future retarded people in the future
shoe care products
Flowers for algernon summary?
hey everyone i read Flowers for ALgernon years ago but my friend needs help on it who ever can give me the most detailed summary or a website (thats free) with a good summary gets 10 points as soon as it closes. thanks for your help
Flowers for algernon summary?
here is the shortest summary: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/s...
here are 2 other sites that have more indepth summaries per chapter:
http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monk...
http://www.bookrags.com/notes/alg/
Flowers for algernon summary?
here is the shortest summary: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/s...
here are 2 other sites that have more indepth summaries per chapter:
http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monk...
http://www.bookrags.com/notes/alg/
Help with flowers for algernon?
i've got to find out when in american history was flowers for algernon (not the novel, but the short story) was written.
any major events that happened in 1959 (when the short story was written) or any major events that took place a year or two before 1959 thats significant to the story?
link major events happening in america to the short story.
please list the website you got the info from too. its important you state your websites.
thankyou
Help with flowers for algernon?
Google the phrase, "in 1959," and you will come up with a ton of information.
Reply:I didn't know there were 2 books, so I don't know if this information is relevant or not.
Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes
Features: Chapter-By-Chapter Summary and Commentary, Character Descriptions, Literary Analysis - Themes, Conflicts, Mood, Author Description, Study Quiz, Message Board
http://www.bookrags.com/notes/alg/
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/
http://www.novelguide.com/FlowersForAlge...
http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monk...
Mistreatment of the Mentally Disabled
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/t...
Reply:http://www.danielkeyesauthor.com/faq.htm...
The short story was published in 1959 in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction,
if you need events that happened around that time your best bet is search on google and then you can tie it to the main idea of the story. if you dont know the main idea look it up on sparknotes its there. hope this helps
Reply:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959#Events...
Also look up 1957 and 1958.
Good luck, I love that story.
any major events that happened in 1959 (when the short story was written) or any major events that took place a year or two before 1959 thats significant to the story?
link major events happening in america to the short story.
please list the website you got the info from too. its important you state your websites.
thankyou
Help with flowers for algernon?
Google the phrase, "in 1959," and you will come up with a ton of information.
Reply:I didn't know there were 2 books, so I don't know if this information is relevant or not.
Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes
Features: Chapter-By-Chapter Summary and Commentary, Character Descriptions, Literary Analysis - Themes, Conflicts, Mood, Author Description, Study Quiz, Message Board
http://www.bookrags.com/notes/alg/
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/
http://www.novelguide.com/FlowersForAlge...
http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monk...
Mistreatment of the Mentally Disabled
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/t...
Reply:http://www.danielkeyesauthor.com/faq.htm...
The short story was published in 1959 in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction,
if you need events that happened around that time your best bet is search on google and then you can tie it to the main idea of the story. if you dont know the main idea look it up on sparknotes its there. hope this helps
Reply:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959#Events...
Also look up 1957 and 1958.
Good luck, I love that story.
Where is a good online book site that I can read the full Flowers for algernon, by daniel keyes book online?
I turned mine in to the library and didn't get to finish it...have to read it for school and nobody will have it until after school starts.
Where is a good online book site that I can read the full Flowers for algernon, by daniel keyes book online?
In an internet search engine try typing:
Flowers for Algernon, Full Text
However, given that this book has a copyright, I doubt you'll be able to find the full text of it online.
Some other suggestions:
Inter-library loan: Go to your public library and see if they can borrow it from another library to check out to you. Sometimes this takes a few days.
In addition to Borders, Barnes %26amp; Noble, and Amazon, try Abebooks.com (these are both new and used).
Check the yellowpages to see if you have a used book store in the area and go visit it (they may not be able to tell you over the phone if they have it in stock).
Do you know any classmates who have older siblings that may have read the book already and kept their copies? Ask around. Put out the word you need this book.
Reply:buy it at a bookstore if the libraries dont have it, bookstores have many copies of each books. try Border's or Barns and Noble's. I read that book probably in like 7th grade, it was good!! by the way, there is also a movie u can rent.
Where is a good online book site that I can read the full Flowers for algernon, by daniel keyes book online?
In an internet search engine try typing:
Flowers for Algernon, Full Text
However, given that this book has a copyright, I doubt you'll be able to find the full text of it online.
Some other suggestions:
Inter-library loan: Go to your public library and see if they can borrow it from another library to check out to you. Sometimes this takes a few days.
In addition to Borders, Barnes %26amp; Noble, and Amazon, try Abebooks.com (these are both new and used).
Check the yellowpages to see if you have a used book store in the area and go visit it (they may not be able to tell you over the phone if they have it in stock).
Do you know any classmates who have older siblings that may have read the book already and kept their copies? Ask around. Put out the word you need this book.
Reply:buy it at a bookstore if the libraries dont have it, bookstores have many copies of each books. try Border's or Barns and Noble's. I read that book probably in like 7th grade, it was good!! by the way, there is also a movie u can rent.
What is the theme in the book "flowers for algernon" by daniel keyes?
also what is the setting (time and place)?
What is the theme in the book "flowers for algernon" by daniel keyes?
Yuck. I hated that book. I think the theme would be that you can't escape who you are, no matter what you do. The setting is New York City in the 1960's
Reply:i read that book what grade is you in
Reply:Perhaps you can't really change who you are
Reply:Hmmmm someone is doing homework...haha jk.
I'm pretty sure it's set in the 1940s. Perhaps I'm wrong. Perhaps I'm right. I'll google it...well it was published in 66 but my sister says she is sure it's based in the 40s....so there ya go. Theme? Idk...love, perseverence, be careful what you wish for (I know those are kind of more morals than themes but I really have trouble distinguishing the two!) and maybe gratefulness (or ungratefulness). Hope this helps!
Reply:Flowers for Algernon is an interesting read and has a slight Sci-Fi feel about it. The same theme has been used in other stories where a person with a low I.Q. or odd nature becomes
Check out these links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for... for Algernon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/
SparkNotes: Flowers for Algernon
Lawnmower man
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lawnmow...
The Lawnmower Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sling Blade
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sling_Blade
Sling Blade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
colonial shoe buckles
What is the theme in the book "flowers for algernon" by daniel keyes?
Yuck. I hated that book. I think the theme would be that you can't escape who you are, no matter what you do. The setting is New York City in the 1960's
Reply:i read that book what grade is you in
Reply:Perhaps you can't really change who you are
Reply:Hmmmm someone is doing homework...haha jk.
I'm pretty sure it's set in the 1940s. Perhaps I'm wrong. Perhaps I'm right. I'll google it...well it was published in 66 but my sister says she is sure it's based in the 40s....so there ya go. Theme? Idk...love, perseverence, be careful what you wish for (I know those are kind of more morals than themes but I really have trouble distinguishing the two!) and maybe gratefulness (or ungratefulness). Hope this helps!
Reply:Flowers for Algernon is an interesting read and has a slight Sci-Fi feel about it. The same theme has been used in other stories where a person with a low I.Q. or odd nature becomes
Check out these links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for... for Algernon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/
SparkNotes: Flowers for Algernon
Lawnmower man
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lawnmow...
The Lawnmower Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sling Blade
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sling_Blade
Sling Blade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
colonial shoe buckles
Help w/ comparing/contrasting essay on Charly and Flowers for Algernon!?
I've got a compare and contrast essay due about the 1968 movie Charly, directed by Ralph Nelson, and the book Flowers for Algernon, written by Daniel Keyes. I have lots of differences, but the only similarities I have are the basic storyline and characters. Aside from that, I'm stumped. I was hoping that someone out there has read the book and seen the movie that could please help me out. Thanks!
Help w/ comparing/contrasting essay on Charly and Flowers for Algernon!?
Well, you could list that Charlie was similar in that he was always REALLY kind and loved Algernon, He lived alone, He loved his teacher (sorry, I forgot her name), and (you don't have to use this one because it's more of an opinion) Charlie seemed a lot smarter in the movie than in the book before the treatments. In the book he seemed much much much more incapable and I didn't even understand why they would have him living on his own.
I hope I helped a little. You might be able to incorporate a few of those. Good luck!
Help w/ comparing/contrasting essay on Charly and Flowers for Algernon!?
Well, you could list that Charlie was similar in that he was always REALLY kind and loved Algernon, He lived alone, He loved his teacher (sorry, I forgot her name), and (you don't have to use this one because it's more of an opinion) Charlie seemed a lot smarter in the movie than in the book before the treatments. In the book he seemed much much much more incapable and I didn't even understand why they would have him living on his own.
I hope I helped a little. You might be able to incorporate a few of those. Good luck!
What happened to charlie in the book flowers for algernon?!?
i dont know what happened to him !!
What happened to charlie in the book flowers for algernon?!?
He "reverts" to his original state:
"Having regressed almost completely to his original state, Charlie returns to the Donner’s Bakery and gets his old job back. He refuses to accept money from Alice and Strauss. When a new employee named Meyer Klaus picks on Charlie and threatens to break his arm, Joe, Frank, and Gimpy come to Charlie’s rescue. They tell him that he should come to them for help if anyone ever gives him trouble. Charlie is grateful for his friends.
Charlie forgets that he is no longer enrolled in Alice’s class at the Center for Retarded Adults and shows up for one of the meetings. When Alice sees Charlie has reverted entirely to his original state, she runs from the room weeping. Charlie senses that people feel sorry for him, and he decides to go live at the Warren Home. In his final note, he says that he is glad he got to be smart for a short time and that he got to learn about his family. He has a vague memory of himself as a genius: “he looks different and he walks different but I dont think its me because its like I see him from the window.” He writes goodbye to Alice and Dr. Strauss, and advises Professor Nemur that he will have more friends if he does not get so upset when people laugh at him. Finally, Charlie leaves a postscript requesting “please if you get a chanse put some flowrs on Algernons grave in the bak yard.”
What a great book it is!
Reply:He was a mentally retarded janitor who underwent an operation to increase his intelligence. The operation was a great success. He became more intelligent than the professors and doctors who gave him the operation. But then he faded back into retardation, and, like his lab rat friend Algernon, Charlie died.
What happened to charlie in the book flowers for algernon?!?
He "reverts" to his original state:
"Having regressed almost completely to his original state, Charlie returns to the Donner’s Bakery and gets his old job back. He refuses to accept money from Alice and Strauss. When a new employee named Meyer Klaus picks on Charlie and threatens to break his arm, Joe, Frank, and Gimpy come to Charlie’s rescue. They tell him that he should come to them for help if anyone ever gives him trouble. Charlie is grateful for his friends.
Charlie forgets that he is no longer enrolled in Alice’s class at the Center for Retarded Adults and shows up for one of the meetings. When Alice sees Charlie has reverted entirely to his original state, she runs from the room weeping. Charlie senses that people feel sorry for him, and he decides to go live at the Warren Home. In his final note, he says that he is glad he got to be smart for a short time and that he got to learn about his family. He has a vague memory of himself as a genius: “he looks different and he walks different but I dont think its me because its like I see him from the window.” He writes goodbye to Alice and Dr. Strauss, and advises Professor Nemur that he will have more friends if he does not get so upset when people laugh at him. Finally, Charlie leaves a postscript requesting “please if you get a chanse put some flowrs on Algernons grave in the bak yard.”
What a great book it is!
Reply:He was a mentally retarded janitor who underwent an operation to increase his intelligence. The operation was a great success. He became more intelligent than the professors and doctors who gave him the operation. But then he faded back into retardation, and, like his lab rat friend Algernon, Charlie died.
Has anyone read "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes?
If you have can you tell me the main conflict and the message/ moral/ theme?
And for those of you who will say read the story, I have. I'm just struggling with finding this stuff out.
Has anyone read "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes?
I read that last year in 8th grade Yay for me.
The main conflict is that One dude (can't remember his name) has trouble fitting in because of the fact that he has downsyndorm. Later on in the story its that he's to smart to talk to anyone. I guess that moral would be glad of who you already are.
Reply:well i thought that the moral is "don't judge anyone" because when charlie was dumb, people made fun of him but when he became smart, no one could keep up with his genius and then they were the fools. the message is saying "treat everyone the way you want to be treated". i think that would probably be the best thing to say. hope it helps and good luck with your homework! =]
Reply:It's a good story...sad, yet so true for those with disabilities. How did the main character struggle (conflict) and what was his struggle? The moral or message to us all of the story is what is gained or learned by the struggle to victory?
The answers are easy if you really read the book. Go ahead and read it. You'll be glad you did. I read it many years ago and it impacted my life and my thinking about the disabled. I still remember it, that's how great a story it is.
We're not going to do your homework for you or your thinking for you. When you are in school, homework like this helps to develop your thinking and build your opinions of life.
You can either let the world think for you, or be yourself and gain understanding to think on your own so you can form your own opinions.
Take the time to re-read the book...really. The value you'll gain about life through this story will impact you for the rest of your life if you do.
Reply:yes that was or still is a good book i 've like it when i had read it .
Reply:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for...
Reply:It's about a retarded man who is given experimental surgery to increase his intelligence. Algernon is a mouse in a maze he races. One day he beats him and buys him flowers.
He eventually become a genius and figures out his eventual fate.
It was a movie starring Cliff Robertson in the 60's called Charly
Rent the movie this is too easy to miss.
Reply:In 8th grade and 6th grade, I read that book!! Aaaah...heheh. The main conflict was Charlie's unability to think and act like other adults his age; when he was smart, he learned how badly people like him are treated. For the theme, i'm not sure but it could be about learning to love or forgiving his "friends". Hope this helps!
Reply:Look up the answer on Wikipedia.org
Reply:Ohmigod, that is one of the most depressing books I've ever read! The horror, the horror!
(You'll get that reference if you have to read Heart of Darkness...)
My greatest fear is somehow losing my intelligence/mind but still remembering that in the past, I was really smart.
That book is so unbelievably scary and depressing!
It's the whole idea of, "it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"...or is it?
Would it have been better if he'd just stayed disabled considering he lost his girlfriend and intelligence and new life when the operation wore off?
Oh, the tragedy! The loss! The remembrance of things past!
Such a downer!
And watch Charly if you need to--that dude won an Oscar for his portrayal or it won best picture or something. It's depressing, but good.
Reply:When in doubt check out sparknotes.
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/
Reply:i saw the movie"CHARLY" i loved it . idid'nt read the book but i knowit was better than the movie, the books always are. i know this doesn't anwer your question but it brought back memories.
Reply:ok, we arnt doing your homework for you so i suggest you ask a parent or something insted of getting the answer by not doing the work. What will you do when you have a test? I know i sound rude but just please think about it. And read it over and over and dont forget to read between the lines and ask questions to yourself. And finding the main conflict/message/moral/theme is so easy. Just ask yourself what the story means to you and what is the major problem in the story and what lesson does this story teach you? common im 12 years old, its so easy lol!! wish ya the best! Oh yeah btw for information on the story and for you to understand it better check out wikipedia, and search on google look around, ask a friend i dont know do what you gotta do! Go to the library and pick up a book of the author it would probably explain the message and theme and purpose of the book.
And for those of you who will say read the story, I have. I'm just struggling with finding this stuff out.
Has anyone read "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes?
I read that last year in 8th grade Yay for me.
The main conflict is that One dude (can't remember his name) has trouble fitting in because of the fact that he has downsyndorm. Later on in the story its that he's to smart to talk to anyone. I guess that moral would be glad of who you already are.
Reply:well i thought that the moral is "don't judge anyone" because when charlie was dumb, people made fun of him but when he became smart, no one could keep up with his genius and then they were the fools. the message is saying "treat everyone the way you want to be treated". i think that would probably be the best thing to say. hope it helps and good luck with your homework! =]
Reply:It's a good story...sad, yet so true for those with disabilities. How did the main character struggle (conflict) and what was his struggle? The moral or message to us all of the story is what is gained or learned by the struggle to victory?
The answers are easy if you really read the book. Go ahead and read it. You'll be glad you did. I read it many years ago and it impacted my life and my thinking about the disabled. I still remember it, that's how great a story it is.
We're not going to do your homework for you or your thinking for you. When you are in school, homework like this helps to develop your thinking and build your opinions of life.
You can either let the world think for you, or be yourself and gain understanding to think on your own so you can form your own opinions.
Take the time to re-read the book...really. The value you'll gain about life through this story will impact you for the rest of your life if you do.
Reply:yes that was or still is a good book i 've like it when i had read it .
Reply:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for...
Reply:It's about a retarded man who is given experimental surgery to increase his intelligence. Algernon is a mouse in a maze he races. One day he beats him and buys him flowers.
He eventually become a genius and figures out his eventual fate.
It was a movie starring Cliff Robertson in the 60's called Charly
Rent the movie this is too easy to miss.
Reply:In 8th grade and 6th grade, I read that book!! Aaaah...heheh. The main conflict was Charlie's unability to think and act like other adults his age; when he was smart, he learned how badly people like him are treated. For the theme, i'm not sure but it could be about learning to love or forgiving his "friends". Hope this helps!
Reply:Look up the answer on Wikipedia.org
Reply:Ohmigod, that is one of the most depressing books I've ever read! The horror, the horror!
(You'll get that reference if you have to read Heart of Darkness...)
My greatest fear is somehow losing my intelligence/mind but still remembering that in the past, I was really smart.
That book is so unbelievably scary and depressing!
It's the whole idea of, "it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"...or is it?
Would it have been better if he'd just stayed disabled considering he lost his girlfriend and intelligence and new life when the operation wore off?
Oh, the tragedy! The loss! The remembrance of things past!
Such a downer!
And watch Charly if you need to--that dude won an Oscar for his portrayal or it won best picture or something. It's depressing, but good.
Reply:When in doubt check out sparknotes.
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/
Reply:i saw the movie"CHARLY" i loved it . idid'nt read the book but i knowit was better than the movie, the books always are. i know this doesn't anwer your question but it brought back memories.
Reply:ok, we arnt doing your homework for you so i suggest you ask a parent or something insted of getting the answer by not doing the work. What will you do when you have a test? I know i sound rude but just please think about it. And read it over and over and dont forget to read between the lines and ask questions to yourself. And finding the main conflict/message/moral/theme is so easy. Just ask yourself what the story means to you and what is the major problem in the story and what lesson does this story teach you? common im 12 years old, its so easy lol!! wish ya the best! Oh yeah btw for information on the story and for you to understand it better check out wikipedia, and search on google look around, ask a friend i dont know do what you gotta do! Go to the library and pick up a book of the author it would probably explain the message and theme and purpose of the book.
Flowers for Algernon help...? Will give best answer?
If you had to give Flowers for Algernon another title, what would it be and why? If anyone could give me a really deep and thoughtful answer, i'll give you best answer =]
please and thanks
Flowers for Algernon help...? Will give best answer?
Charlie's Dawn
Every beautiful morning is followed by a sunset.
Reply:I love that book, it is my all time favorite!
I would title it The Two Charlies because he really becomes like two totally different, seperate people.
Reply:ummmm.."the two worlds of charlie gordon".
Reply:these are my suggestions:
1) Pathetic Life
Well, i think Gordon's life is pathetic: being ignorant and laugh at then later being super intelligent and alone or isolated. I actually pity him because he thought that by undergoing to such experiment would give him happiness but lo! he was as miserable as ever.
2) Free and Not Free
when he was ignorant he's not free because his limited knowledge hinders him to be. but he's also free because he don't have to be nauseated thinking of complex ideas. on the other hand, when he was intelligent, he is free because now he knows and could act accordingly but he's also not free because his heart is imprisoned by sadness and is isolated. I know it's ironic but that's just how i see it.
3) Measured
he seems to live in a society were individual worth is measured. measured in terms of intelligence, skills, and physical attributes. this story tells us that the real measure of individual worth is his morals.
hoped i'm of help
Reply:Intelligence is Overrated.
[Sometimes you're better off not knowing the full extent]
Ehh, hope that might've sparked your mind. I did something close to this last year. Goodluck.
Reply:"Flowers for Algernon" already has another title. In the 60's a very good award winning film was made that was based on this novel. It was called "Charly". Film posters had the 'y' in Charly printed backwards in order to highlight the developmental disability of the main character. Cliff Robertson won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his title role in this film.
The beauty of the book, and of the film, is that it shows us the value of each human being, regardless of that person's level of development. We all have value, even the least of us.
Reply:Ignorance is Bliss
Like an emotional tsunami, the ebb and flow of intellect carries consequences we can't imagine, but someone can....
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please and thanks
Flowers for Algernon help...? Will give best answer?
Charlie's Dawn
Every beautiful morning is followed by a sunset.
Reply:I love that book, it is my all time favorite!
I would title it The Two Charlies because he really becomes like two totally different, seperate people.
Reply:ummmm.."the two worlds of charlie gordon".
Reply:these are my suggestions:
1) Pathetic Life
Well, i think Gordon's life is pathetic: being ignorant and laugh at then later being super intelligent and alone or isolated. I actually pity him because he thought that by undergoing to such experiment would give him happiness but lo! he was as miserable as ever.
2) Free and Not Free
when he was ignorant he's not free because his limited knowledge hinders him to be. but he's also free because he don't have to be nauseated thinking of complex ideas. on the other hand, when he was intelligent, he is free because now he knows and could act accordingly but he's also not free because his heart is imprisoned by sadness and is isolated. I know it's ironic but that's just how i see it.
3) Measured
he seems to live in a society were individual worth is measured. measured in terms of intelligence, skills, and physical attributes. this story tells us that the real measure of individual worth is his morals.
hoped i'm of help
Reply:Intelligence is Overrated.
[Sometimes you're better off not knowing the full extent]
Ehh, hope that might've sparked your mind. I did something close to this last year. Goodluck.
Reply:"Flowers for Algernon" already has another title. In the 60's a very good award winning film was made that was based on this novel. It was called "Charly". Film posters had the 'y' in Charly printed backwards in order to highlight the developmental disability of the main character. Cliff Robertson won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his title role in this film.
The beauty of the book, and of the film, is that it shows us the value of each human being, regardless of that person's level of development. We all have value, even the least of us.
Reply:Ignorance is Bliss
Like an emotional tsunami, the ebb and flow of intellect carries consequences we can't imagine, but someone can....
shoe lasts components
Tell me whole story of flowers of algernon and explain me also?
You should read this yourself -- it really is a good story.
What is the irony of the story "Flowers for Algernon"?
Having experimentally reached high intellectual levels, the main caracter soon learns that he is ineluctably condemned to lose it all.
He wanted to become intelligent (which in itself brought him some unanticipated pains), and now he faces the pains and the sorrow of knowing the value of all that he will soon leave behind.
A very poignant short story (and novel) which was later transposed to films (2).
%26gt; what is the irony of the story "Flowers for Algernon"?
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He wanted to become intelligent (which in itself brought him some unanticipated pains), and now he faces the pains and the sorrow of knowing the value of all that he will soon leave behind.
A very poignant short story (and novel) which was later transposed to films (2).
%26gt; what is the irony of the story "Flowers for Algernon"?
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In the Book, Flowers For Algernon, Who is Algernon?
Please describe to me Charlie's first meetin with him.
In the Book, Flowers For Algernon, Who is Algernon?
Algernon is the mouse that the clinic experiments with. The first time he meets Algernon is after he has to do the ink blot test. He meets Algernon for the first time when he has to do a maze. The test is to see if the mouse can get through the maze first. The title Flowers for Algernon refers to the end of the play when Algernon dies and Charlie sees that he will soon be following the same fate as he loses his mind. He leaves the flowers at the grave.
Reply:Algernon is the mouse they first tried the experiment on before trying it on Charlie. Charlie first hated him because he used to always beat him in maze races but then after Charlie went through the operation and became smarter Charlie loved Algernon a lot. Report It
Reply:He is the little white mouse. Check out sparknotes, they will have everything you want to know.
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/
Reply:Algernon is the white mouse that is being used at the labratory. He has had the surgery performed on him and is a very smart mouse.
Charlie is brought in to test to see how well he is mentaly. The mouse and charlie race via mazes, charlie on paper and algernon in a box like maze. AFter having raced a few times, charlie wants to pet him and make friends, possibly give him a little treat, but Bert does not allow him to do so.
Basicly that is what happens.
God Bless you
K.K.
Reply:Algernon is the white mouse they use during the experiment. They both have to race, and they put Algernon in a maze, to see how fast he can get to the cheese. Charlie has a paper with a amze on it (he usues a pencil) on the first few tests, Algernon beats Charlie in the race, so Charlie doesn't like him so well. They eventually come to likings though.
Reply:he is a smart mouse
Reply:Charlie meets Algernon in the lab where the doctors have them race through a maze; Charlie on paper and Algernon in a real maze. Algernon beats Charlie soundly to which he responds (at least in the play) "that's one smart mouse!'
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In the Book, Flowers For Algernon, Who is Algernon?
Algernon is the mouse that the clinic experiments with. The first time he meets Algernon is after he has to do the ink blot test. He meets Algernon for the first time when he has to do a maze. The test is to see if the mouse can get through the maze first. The title Flowers for Algernon refers to the end of the play when Algernon dies and Charlie sees that he will soon be following the same fate as he loses his mind. He leaves the flowers at the grave.
Reply:Algernon is the mouse they first tried the experiment on before trying it on Charlie. Charlie first hated him because he used to always beat him in maze races but then after Charlie went through the operation and became smarter Charlie loved Algernon a lot. Report It
Reply:He is the little white mouse. Check out sparknotes, they will have everything you want to know.
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Reply:Algernon is the white mouse that is being used at the labratory. He has had the surgery performed on him and is a very smart mouse.
Charlie is brought in to test to see how well he is mentaly. The mouse and charlie race via mazes, charlie on paper and algernon in a box like maze. AFter having raced a few times, charlie wants to pet him and make friends, possibly give him a little treat, but Bert does not allow him to do so.
Basicly that is what happens.
God Bless you
K.K.
Reply:Algernon is the white mouse they use during the experiment. They both have to race, and they put Algernon in a maze, to see how fast he can get to the cheese. Charlie has a paper with a amze on it (he usues a pencil) on the first few tests, Algernon beats Charlie in the race, so Charlie doesn't like him so well. They eventually come to likings though.
Reply:he is a smart mouse
Reply:Charlie meets Algernon in the lab where the doctors have them race through a maze; Charlie on paper and Algernon in a real maze. Algernon beats Charlie soundly to which he responds (at least in the play) "that's one smart mouse!'
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Flowers For Algernon& Helen Kellar essay?
I have to write an essay on how they are different and alike. anyone have any ideas? I would be forever greatful.
like because of their dissablities and everything.
it has to be 350 words. and I mean I read Flowers for Algernon and everything and know about Helen but I may just need some help on ideas. If you have any please let me know! I would appreciate it sooooo much!
Thank you!
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Flowers For Algernon%26amp; Helen Kellar essay?
They are different in that Charly had a mental disability and no physical disability and Helen Keller had no mental disability but only physical disabilities (deaf, dumb, blind).
Charly had an operation to get better, and did temporarily and Helen never had an operation but got better by learning how to communicate. Then she went on to excel, Charly did not.
Good luck with the report!
like because of their dissablities and everything.
it has to be 350 words. and I mean I read Flowers for Algernon and everything and know about Helen but I may just need some help on ideas. If you have any please let me know! I would appreciate it sooooo much!
Thank you!
God Bless,
%26lt;3
-hillyyy
Flowers For Algernon%26amp; Helen Kellar essay?
They are different in that Charly had a mental disability and no physical disability and Helen Keller had no mental disability but only physical disabilities (deaf, dumb, blind).
Charly had an operation to get better, and did temporarily and Helen never had an operation but got better by learning how to communicate. Then she went on to excel, Charly did not.
Good luck with the report!
Can any one give me a introduction paragraph for a report of "Charly" 1968 vresion and a Flowers for Algernon
Its a report comparing the Movie Charly and The Short Story Flowers For Algernon
Can any one give me a introduction paragraph for a report of "Charly" 1968 vresion and a Flowers for Algernon
Charlie Gordon was a man. He was a man who couldn't tell mockery from comradery. But within a month he became a genius surpassing the very doctors that analyzed him. "Flowers for Algernon" the story and "Charly" tell this man's tragic story. The two versions of this man's story differ in many ways but stay the same in others.
Reply:I found the one below and I’m leaving you with the links so that you can find “ Charley “ OK?
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
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Preface
Author Daniel Keyes prefaces Flowers for Algernon with a quotation from Plato's The Republic, in which the Greek philosopher discourages men from laughing at those who are sightless, perplexed or weak. As Plato says:
"Any one who has common sense will remember that the bewilderments of the eye are of two kinds, and arise from two causes, either from coming out of the light or from going into the light, which is true of the mind's eye, quite as much as of the bodily eye; and he who remembers this when he sees any one whose vision is perplexed and weak, will not be too ready to laugh; he will first ask whether that soul of man has come out of the brighter life, more…..
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Can any one give me a introduction paragraph for a report of "Charly" 1968 vresion and a Flowers for Algernon
Charlie Gordon was a man. He was a man who couldn't tell mockery from comradery. But within a month he became a genius surpassing the very doctors that analyzed him. "Flowers for Algernon" the story and "Charly" tell this man's tragic story. The two versions of this man's story differ in many ways but stay the same in others.
Reply:I found the one below and I’m leaving you with the links so that you can find “ Charley “ OK?
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
http://www.freebooknotes.com/book.php3?i...
Preface
Author Daniel Keyes prefaces Flowers for Algernon with a quotation from Plato's The Republic, in which the Greek philosopher discourages men from laughing at those who are sightless, perplexed or weak. As Plato says:
"Any one who has common sense will remember that the bewilderments of the eye are of two kinds, and arise from two causes, either from coming out of the light or from going into the light, which is true of the mind's eye, quite as much as of the bodily eye; and he who remembers this when he sees any one whose vision is perplexed and weak, will not be too ready to laugh; he will first ask whether that soul of man has come out of the brighter life, more…..
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Is Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes true?
It's science fiction. The operation itself and the subliminal learning machine are technologies we don't have. Keyes' clever use of psychiatric and medical jargon makes it seem believable.
Is Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes true?
It is considered fiction. Fiction is the telling of stories which are not entirely based upon facts.
The ideas for Flowers for Algernon developed over a period of 14 years and were inspired by numerous different events in Keyes' life, starting in 1945 with Keyes’ personal conflict between his parents pushing him through a pre-medical education and his own desire to write. Keyes felt that his education was driving a wedge between him and his parents and this led him to wonder what would happen if it were possible to increase a person’s intelligence.[4][5][6] Another key moment came in 1957, while Keyes was teaching English to students with special needs; one student asked him if it would be possible to be put into a regular class if he worked hard and became smart.[6][7]
Different characters in the book were also based on events and people in Keyes' life. The character of Algernon was inspired by a university dissection class, while the name came from the poet Algernon Swinburne which Keyes thought was an unusual name. Nemur and Strauss, the scientists who develop the intelligence enhancing surgery in the story, were based on professors Keyes met while studying psychoanalysis in graduate school.
Its an awesome book, makes you question alot about the world we live in.
Reply:My guess is no. If it were, there would probably be extensive study we'd be hearing about in regards to how they further would be able to stretch the effects of the operation (i.e. long term intelligence for the Forrest Gumps and Charleys of the world) and such.
Is Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes true?
It is considered fiction. Fiction is the telling of stories which are not entirely based upon facts.
The ideas for Flowers for Algernon developed over a period of 14 years and were inspired by numerous different events in Keyes' life, starting in 1945 with Keyes’ personal conflict between his parents pushing him through a pre-medical education and his own desire to write. Keyes felt that his education was driving a wedge between him and his parents and this led him to wonder what would happen if it were possible to increase a person’s intelligence.[4][5][6] Another key moment came in 1957, while Keyes was teaching English to students with special needs; one student asked him if it would be possible to be put into a regular class if he worked hard and became smart.[6][7]
Different characters in the book were also based on events and people in Keyes' life. The character of Algernon was inspired by a university dissection class, while the name came from the poet Algernon Swinburne which Keyes thought was an unusual name. Nemur and Strauss, the scientists who develop the intelligence enhancing surgery in the story, were based on professors Keyes met while studying psychoanalysis in graduate school.
Its an awesome book, makes you question alot about the world we live in.
Reply:My guess is no. If it were, there would probably be extensive study we'd be hearing about in regards to how they further would be able to stretch the effects of the operation (i.e. long term intelligence for the Forrest Gumps and Charleys of the world) and such.
Help! Can someone help me with my english project about "Flowers for Algernon"?
How do Algernon's actions before he dies foreshadow what will happen to Charlie.
Help! Can someone help me with my english project about "Flowers for Algernon"?
He discovers both the advantages of intelligence and awareness, including his emotional relationship with his former teacher, Alice Kinnian; and the disadvantages, as he discovers that the people he thought were his friends had only viewed him as 'entertainment' and now resent his superior abilities. He feels isolated from those less intelligent than him, which due to his remarkable intellectual growth, is everyone he encounters.
All else seems to be well, until Algernon's enhanced intelligence begins to fade rapidly, and he becomes emotionally unstable, refusing to eat or participate in any more experiments. Algernon is soon found dead. After an autopsy, as Charlie himself confirms, the neural enhancement is only temporary, and he too is doomed to revert to his original mental state. He records his struggles to find a way to stop the decay until he realizes the futility of his situation. Charlie's writings gradually begin to reflect the recession of his intelligence. He becomes depressed when he realizes that he can no longer understand his own proof – the pinnacle of his genius phase. By the end of the story, Charlie's brain has returned to its initial state.
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Help! Can someone help me with my english project about "Flowers for Algernon"?
He discovers both the advantages of intelligence and awareness, including his emotional relationship with his former teacher, Alice Kinnian; and the disadvantages, as he discovers that the people he thought were his friends had only viewed him as 'entertainment' and now resent his superior abilities. He feels isolated from those less intelligent than him, which due to his remarkable intellectual growth, is everyone he encounters.
All else seems to be well, until Algernon's enhanced intelligence begins to fade rapidly, and he becomes emotionally unstable, refusing to eat or participate in any more experiments. Algernon is soon found dead. After an autopsy, as Charlie himself confirms, the neural enhancement is only temporary, and he too is doomed to revert to his original mental state. He records his struggles to find a way to stop the decay until he realizes the futility of his situation. Charlie's writings gradually begin to reflect the recession of his intelligence. He becomes depressed when he realizes that he can no longer understand his own proof – the pinnacle of his genius phase. By the end of the story, Charlie's brain has returned to its initial state.
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Where can I read 'Flowers for Algernon' free, online?
You are no going to find it free online because it is still under copyright. Websites that post copyrighted material end up in legal trouble.
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Where can I read 'Flowers for Algernon' free, online?
Well if my sources are true, Goodiegoodie is right. If you find a site that puts up that book or any other stuff that isn't public to domain, they can expect a man in black with a shiny badge at there door anytime soon. ; D Report It
Reply:Ugh. I remember reading that long dreadful book in the 8th grade.
Reply:If you're so desperate to read it free, you should go to the library, at least it's legal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright
Where can I read 'Flowers for Algernon' free, online?
Well if my sources are true, Goodiegoodie is right. If you find a site that puts up that book or any other stuff that isn't public to domain, they can expect a man in black with a shiny badge at there door anytime soon. ; D Report It
Reply:Ugh. I remember reading that long dreadful book in the 8th grade.
Reply:If you're so desperate to read it free, you should go to the library, at least it's legal.
Does anyone know a good quote from Daniel Keyes "Flowers for Algernon" the original short story?
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My favorite is, "P.S. please if you get a chanse put some flowrs on Algernons grave in the bak yard." because that part almost made me cry.
Love that book!
Does anyone know a good quote from Daniel Keyes "Flowers for Algernon" the original short story?
"I passed your floor on the way up, and now I'm passing it on the way down, and I don't think I'll be taking this elevator again."
Reply:"They had pretended to be geniuses. But they were just ordinary men working blindly, pretending to be able to bring light into the darkness. Why is it that everyone lies? No one I know is what he appears to be."
I'm not sure if this quote is in the short story, but I've read the novel recently.
My favorite is, "P.S. please if you get a chanse put some flowrs on Algernons grave in the bak yard." because that part almost made me cry.
Love that book!
Does anyone know a good quote from Daniel Keyes "Flowers for Algernon" the original short story?
"I passed your floor on the way up, and now I'm passing it on the way down, and I don't think I'll be taking this elevator again."
Reply:"They had pretended to be geniuses. But they were just ordinary men working blindly, pretending to be able to bring light into the darkness. Why is it that everyone lies? No one I know is what he appears to be."
I'm not sure if this quote is in the short story, but I've read the novel recently.
Have you read flowers for algernon?
1) why do you think it should be classified in the 'science fiction' or 'speculatove fiction' genre
2)does it have any subgenres?
Have you read flowers for algernon?
It is speculative fiction because it is speculating what would happen if they found a cure for mental retardation--though in the end, it fails. Pax-C
Reply:Good book!
Sci-Fi because it speculates about a cure for mental retardation.
Sub genre would be tragedy.
2)does it have any subgenres?
Have you read flowers for algernon?
It is speculative fiction because it is speculating what would happen if they found a cure for mental retardation--though in the end, it fails. Pax-C
Reply:Good book!
Sci-Fi because it speculates about a cure for mental retardation.
Sub genre would be tragedy.
What is the setting for Flowers for Algernon?
Hospital
What is the setting for Flowers for Algernon?
There are 2 primary settings, Charly's room and the hospital and one secondary setting, the bakery where he worked.
As the novel opens, much of the action takes place in Charly's room and the bakery, but as the novel progresses, the action shifts more and more to the hospital and hospital-like settings (the lab). As the novel winds down, the gradual reverse shift begins, back to Charly's room and the bakery.
Reply:The setting of Flowers for Algernon is New York City, with a brief episode in Chicago, in the present or near future.
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What is the setting for Flowers for Algernon?
There are 2 primary settings, Charly's room and the hospital and one secondary setting, the bakery where he worked.
As the novel opens, much of the action takes place in Charly's room and the bakery, but as the novel progresses, the action shifts more and more to the hospital and hospital-like settings (the lab). As the novel winds down, the gradual reverse shift begins, back to Charly's room and the bakery.
Reply:The setting of Flowers for Algernon is New York City, with a brief episode in Chicago, in the present or near future.
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Flowers For Algernon?
i am writing an essay about Flowers For Algernon for English(Due tmrw). My argument is that Charlies mother, Rose, has a huge impact on how Charlie thinks and acts as an adult. i only have 2 supports; he has problems looking at women sexually, and he is very motivated to become smart.
what is another support?
thanks in advance
Flowers For Algernon?
Awards For Flowers For Algernon
The original short story won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1960.The expanded novel was joint winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1966, tied with Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany,and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1967, losing out to The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein.In the late 1960s, the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) decided to give Nebula Awards retroactively and voted for their favourite science fiction stories of the era ending 31 December 1964 (before the Nebula Award was conceived). The short story version of Flowers for Algernon was voted third out of 132 nominees and was published in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 in 1970. Keyes was elected the SFWA Author Emeritus in 2000 for making a significant contribution to science fiction and fantasy, primarily as a result of Flowers for Algernon
Support Of Flowers For Algernon
Flowers for Algernon now is on the American Library Association list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000 at number 47.The reasons for the challenges vary, but usually centre around those parts of the novel where Charlie struggles to understand and express his sexual desires.Many of the challenges have proved unsuccessful, but the book has occasionally been banned from school libraries including some in Pennsylvania and Texas.
what is another support?
thanks in advance
Flowers For Algernon?
Awards For Flowers For Algernon
The original short story won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1960.The expanded novel was joint winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1966, tied with Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany,and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1967, losing out to The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein.In the late 1960s, the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) decided to give Nebula Awards retroactively and voted for their favourite science fiction stories of the era ending 31 December 1964 (before the Nebula Award was conceived). The short story version of Flowers for Algernon was voted third out of 132 nominees and was published in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 in 1970. Keyes was elected the SFWA Author Emeritus in 2000 for making a significant contribution to science fiction and fantasy, primarily as a result of Flowers for Algernon
Support Of Flowers For Algernon
Flowers for Algernon now is on the American Library Association list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000 at number 47.The reasons for the challenges vary, but usually centre around those parts of the novel where Charlie struggles to understand and express his sexual desires.Many of the challenges have proved unsuccessful, but the book has occasionally been banned from school libraries including some in Pennsylvania and Texas.
Would flowers for algernon be appropiate for an 11 year old?
It doesn't contain any innapropriate material, so yes. But they would have to be a generally mature eleven to be able to really grasp the ideas in the book and handle the sad moments.
It's a very good story, but very sad also :)
Would flowers for algernon be appropiate for an 11 year old?
It depends on how mature this 11 year old is and what their reading level is. Flowers for Algernon is a really depressing book. I read it when I was 17, and I definitely could have read it when I was much younger, but my reading level was always really high for my age. It just depends on if they can handle a book that is really sad. Other than the sadness, there isn't anything too bad for an eleven year old.
Reply:I think that I read it when I was eleven. It should be ok.
Reply:I think so, if the 11 year old can handle 'sad' as well as some pretty striking changes in the protagonist of this story...
It really depends on the kid's reading level.
Reply:Yes: there's no blood, swearing, etc.
Reply:I'm going to go against everyone here and say that it's really not. There is inappropriate material for an eleven year old in that there is drinking, swearing, and sex...although that's not why I don't think a youngish kid should read the work.
Unless your eleven year old is incredibly mature and has a really high reading level they will miss the importance of the work. It would be very difficult for them to grasp the nature of society in the way they treat Charlie. Charlie's anger at having been on (what he believes) to be the top of the world when he sees his inevitable downfall. The sociological, academic, religious, and moralistic issues of attempting to alter the natural conditions of humanity. Now, very few people grasp everything a novel has to offer the first time they read it, but the book is incredibly sad and even reading it every year with my senior English class, I still cry. Not everyone is willing to re-read a book that pulls this strong of an emotion from them so waiting until they are mentally capable of processing the majority of the meaning of the novel is a good idea.
Reply:It would be. It is a touching story of a mentally retarted person who, when being in the presence of an experimental mouse, begins to see a different perspective on life especially since he is part of an experiment that the mouse is going through. I think you would really enjoy it. It's very touching, and so sweet.
Reply:What the heck is algernon?????
It's a very good story, but very sad also :)
Would flowers for algernon be appropiate for an 11 year old?
It depends on how mature this 11 year old is and what their reading level is. Flowers for Algernon is a really depressing book. I read it when I was 17, and I definitely could have read it when I was much younger, but my reading level was always really high for my age. It just depends on if they can handle a book that is really sad. Other than the sadness, there isn't anything too bad for an eleven year old.
Reply:I think that I read it when I was eleven. It should be ok.
Reply:I think so, if the 11 year old can handle 'sad' as well as some pretty striking changes in the protagonist of this story...
It really depends on the kid's reading level.
Reply:Yes: there's no blood, swearing, etc.
Reply:I'm going to go against everyone here and say that it's really not. There is inappropriate material for an eleven year old in that there is drinking, swearing, and sex...although that's not why I don't think a youngish kid should read the work.
Unless your eleven year old is incredibly mature and has a really high reading level they will miss the importance of the work. It would be very difficult for them to grasp the nature of society in the way they treat Charlie. Charlie's anger at having been on (what he believes) to be the top of the world when he sees his inevitable downfall. The sociological, academic, religious, and moralistic issues of attempting to alter the natural conditions of humanity. Now, very few people grasp everything a novel has to offer the first time they read it, but the book is incredibly sad and even reading it every year with my senior English class, I still cry. Not everyone is willing to re-read a book that pulls this strong of an emotion from them so waiting until they are mentally capable of processing the majority of the meaning of the novel is a good idea.
Reply:It would be. It is a touching story of a mentally retarted person who, when being in the presence of an experimental mouse, begins to see a different perspective on life especially since he is part of an experiment that the mouse is going through. I think you would really enjoy it. It's very touching, and so sweet.
Reply:What the heck is algernon?????
Flowers for Algernon Thesis statement?
I'm writing a five paragraph essay on Flowers for Algernon and I need a good thesis statement? The only problem is it has to be clear, specific, sophisticated, arguable, and defendable.
Flowers for Algernon Thesis statement?
Well, what is your essay on the story ABOUT?
Flowers for Algernon Thesis statement?
Well, what is your essay on the story ABOUT?
If you read the book flowers for algernon-why does the author choose to present the charlie in this way-mental
why does the author choose to make charlie so stupied and mentally retarded?
If you read the book flowers for algernon-why does the author choose to present the charlie in this way-mental
Charlie is the narrator and the main character of the novel, and his miraculous transformation from mental disability to genius sets the stage for Keyes to address a number of broad themes and issues. Charlie’s lack of intelligence has made him a trusting and friendly man, as he assumes that the people in his life—most notably, his coworkers at Donner’s Bakery—are as well intentioned as he is. As his intelligence grows, however, Charlie gains perspective on his past and present. He realizes that people have often taken advantage of him and have been cruel to him for sport, knowing that he would not understand. Likewise, he realizes that when people have been kind to him, it usually has been out of condescension or out of an awareness that he is inferior. These realizations cause Charlie to grow suspicious of nearly everyone around him. Interestingly, the experimental operation elevates Charlie’s intelligence to such an extent that his new genius distances him from people as much as his disability does. Charlie eventually convinces himself that he has lost feeling even for Alice Kinnian, the one person whom he feels has never betrayed him and the only one for whom he has maintained a deep affection throughout his life.
Feeling isolated from humanity, Charlie pursues a course of self-education and struggles to untangle his emotional life. He comes to feel that his mind contains two people: the new, genius Charlie, who wants to reach emotional maturity, and the older, disabled Charlie, whose actions are largely informed by the fear and shame his mother, Rose, instilled in him. To reach his goal, the new Charlie must come to grips with the traumas the old Charlie experienced.
Although Charlie resents the mistreatment he endured while disabled, he harbors hostility toward his old self and, ironically, feels the same lack of respect for his intellectual inferiors that many others used to feel for him. It is only in the final weeks of Charlie’s heightened intelligence, before he reverts to his previous mental retardation, that he learns to forgive his family and give and receive love. Charlie’s brief moment of emotional grace comes in the form of the fulfilling but fleeting romantic affair he has with Alice. Finally, though Charlie lapses back to his original state at the end of the novel, a newfound sense of self-worth remains within him, despite the fact that he has lost his short-lived intelligence.
Reply:It's because he is like Algernon. That's the point of the story. Charlie is mentally retarded. Some scientists have performed an operation to increase intelligence with success in rats (Algernon) and they want to try it on a human. Charlie is that human. See? :) It was a good book, I thought.
Reply:It's been a long time since I have read that book. If I remember right, he was severally retarded and had brain surgery that made him intelligent.
Well, that was just the author's style. The story had a good moral, we should leave well enough a lone and it also shows that we can't change what nature has already created.If we try to alter nature, we will have complications
Reply:The story premise is artificial augmentation of intelligence.
Keyes uses a simple man to clearly show the difference the technique has on his mental functioning, as he moves from a state of intellectual disability to super genius, and in doing so gives us one of the greatest science fiction stories of all time.
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If you read the book flowers for algernon-why does the author choose to present the charlie in this way-mental
Charlie is the narrator and the main character of the novel, and his miraculous transformation from mental disability to genius sets the stage for Keyes to address a number of broad themes and issues. Charlie’s lack of intelligence has made him a trusting and friendly man, as he assumes that the people in his life—most notably, his coworkers at Donner’s Bakery—are as well intentioned as he is. As his intelligence grows, however, Charlie gains perspective on his past and present. He realizes that people have often taken advantage of him and have been cruel to him for sport, knowing that he would not understand. Likewise, he realizes that when people have been kind to him, it usually has been out of condescension or out of an awareness that he is inferior. These realizations cause Charlie to grow suspicious of nearly everyone around him. Interestingly, the experimental operation elevates Charlie’s intelligence to such an extent that his new genius distances him from people as much as his disability does. Charlie eventually convinces himself that he has lost feeling even for Alice Kinnian, the one person whom he feels has never betrayed him and the only one for whom he has maintained a deep affection throughout his life.
Feeling isolated from humanity, Charlie pursues a course of self-education and struggles to untangle his emotional life. He comes to feel that his mind contains two people: the new, genius Charlie, who wants to reach emotional maturity, and the older, disabled Charlie, whose actions are largely informed by the fear and shame his mother, Rose, instilled in him. To reach his goal, the new Charlie must come to grips with the traumas the old Charlie experienced.
Although Charlie resents the mistreatment he endured while disabled, he harbors hostility toward his old self and, ironically, feels the same lack of respect for his intellectual inferiors that many others used to feel for him. It is only in the final weeks of Charlie’s heightened intelligence, before he reverts to his previous mental retardation, that he learns to forgive his family and give and receive love. Charlie’s brief moment of emotional grace comes in the form of the fulfilling but fleeting romantic affair he has with Alice. Finally, though Charlie lapses back to his original state at the end of the novel, a newfound sense of self-worth remains within him, despite the fact that he has lost his short-lived intelligence.
Reply:It's because he is like Algernon. That's the point of the story. Charlie is mentally retarded. Some scientists have performed an operation to increase intelligence with success in rats (Algernon) and they want to try it on a human. Charlie is that human. See? :) It was a good book, I thought.
Reply:It's been a long time since I have read that book. If I remember right, he was severally retarded and had brain surgery that made him intelligent.
Well, that was just the author's style. The story had a good moral, we should leave well enough a lone and it also shows that we can't change what nature has already created.If we try to alter nature, we will have complications
Reply:The story premise is artificial augmentation of intelligence.
Keyes uses a simple man to clearly show the difference the technique has on his mental functioning, as he moves from a state of intellectual disability to super genius, and in doing so gives us one of the greatest science fiction stories of all time.
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Flowers for algernon collage?
i am making a collage about flowers for algernon what thing could i use to represent the book?
Flowers for algernon collage?
A notebook with "journal" written incorrectly on it. His IQ at the beginning. a mouse. a maze. flowers. inkblots. just different objects that represent different parts of the story. A TV would work too. hope this helps.
Reply:Well, if it's a collage, you have to use a lot of things, right?
So here are some ideas-
a maze
a mouse
a journal
an operating table
a mop
and anyother symbolistic things mentioned in the book
Have fun and be creative with it! :)
Reply:To represent the book? I'd use a little notebook with 'Journal' in a messy, first grade written way, of course with backwards letters and such. :-)
Flowers for algernon collage?
A notebook with "journal" written incorrectly on it. His IQ at the beginning. a mouse. a maze. flowers. inkblots. just different objects that represent different parts of the story. A TV would work too. hope this helps.
Reply:Well, if it's a collage, you have to use a lot of things, right?
So here are some ideas-
a maze
a mouse
a journal
an operating table
a mop
and anyother symbolistic things mentioned in the book
Have fun and be creative with it! :)
Reply:To represent the book? I'd use a little notebook with 'Journal' in a messy, first grade written way, of course with backwards letters and such. :-)
Have you ever read the book flowers for algernon?
I'm in the 8th grade and I never read it.
our teacher passed the novel and when i saw 200 pages i said im not ganna read it
so now monday i have a exam over all the progress reports can anyone help me?
can u give me website that can give me this exam so i will study?
and "read the book" is not a answer because theres no way im ganna read 200 pages in 2 days
Have you ever read the book flowers for algernon?
Wow! And it's such a cool science fiction story and an easy read.
"Oh, and Algernon is Charlie's friend - a mouse at the lab where Charlie gets his surgery done. Algernon has had the same surgery so he's the smartest mouse on the planet."
Read this from the top to the end of the Plot Summary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for...
After that it's just about why the book was banned from schools because of the sex stuff about his experiences with puberty.
Know what these mean, and any other words that would make good questions for the teacher to ask:
It's written in the 'first person point of view', in 'diary' form.
IQ
experimental surgical procedure
literacy
alienation
Know the main characters names, etc.
STUDY GUIDE
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/s...
And read a little of the book, so you get used to the writing style. Read the very beginning, the very end, and a little here and there in the middle chapters. You can choose the middle chapter parts from what you personally liked in the study guide.
Good luck!
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our teacher passed the novel and when i saw 200 pages i said im not ganna read it
so now monday i have a exam over all the progress reports can anyone help me?
can u give me website that can give me this exam so i will study?
and "read the book" is not a answer because theres no way im ganna read 200 pages in 2 days
Have you ever read the book flowers for algernon?
Wow! And it's such a cool science fiction story and an easy read.
"Oh, and Algernon is Charlie's friend - a mouse at the lab where Charlie gets his surgery done. Algernon has had the same surgery so he's the smartest mouse on the planet."
Read this from the top to the end of the Plot Summary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for...
After that it's just about why the book was banned from schools because of the sex stuff about his experiences with puberty.
Know what these mean, and any other words that would make good questions for the teacher to ask:
It's written in the 'first person point of view', in 'diary' form.
IQ
experimental surgical procedure
literacy
alienation
Know the main characters names, etc.
STUDY GUIDE
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/algernon/s...
And read a little of the book, so you get used to the writing style. Read the very beginning, the very end, and a little here and there in the middle chapters. You can choose the middle chapter parts from what you personally liked in the study guide.
Good luck!
Hiking Shoes
Comparing the 2 stories I Am Sam / Flowers for Algernon?
comparing the 2 stories I Am Sam / Flowers for Algernon
Comparing the 2 stories I Am Sam / Flowers for Algernon?
Sam never was experimented on to enhance his intelligence. He was just Sam.
Not so in the book Flowers for Algernon. He was made very intelligent for a while...
Comparing the 2 stories I Am Sam / Flowers for Algernon?
Sam never was experimented on to enhance his intelligence. He was just Sam.
Not so in the book Flowers for Algernon. He was made very intelligent for a while...
Where can I get an online PDF of "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes??
I have homework on it but I forgot the book at school.
Where can I get an online PDF of "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes??
im actully look for that too! pm me if you find it
Reply:I don't know but, there is some new sceintific stuff on deep brain stimulation, that suggests there could be a real life charley in the near future.
Where can I get an online PDF of "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes??
im actully look for that too! pm me if you find it
Reply:I don't know but, there is some new sceintific stuff on deep brain stimulation, that suggests there could be a real life charley in the near future.
Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keys?
In the story flowers for algernon What did Miss Kinnian mean by.. not to feel badly if everyone isnt nice..
any prove on why charile was anixious to learn?
Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keys?
She means he is not to feel bad when he finds out that people aren't as nice as he thought they were. When he realized that the people in the bakery were laughing at him not with him.
Proof that he was anxious to learn, was him getting excited about beating Algernon in the maze test. He took the test over and over.
any prove on why charile was anixious to learn?
Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keys?
She means he is not to feel bad when he finds out that people aren't as nice as he thought they were. When he realized that the people in the bakery were laughing at him not with him.
Proof that he was anxious to learn, was him getting excited about beating Algernon in the maze test. He took the test over and over.
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