What does the title, "Flowers for Algernon," mean?

Obviously, Charlie puts flowers on Algernon's grave, but is there a deeper significance?

What does the title, "Flowers for Algernon," mean?
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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.