i'm reading flower for algernon by Daniel Keyes, but I don't get some words wrote by Charlie, please help me so i can understand the story, here is the words:
intelek
lesin
laffed
discoridged
bandijis
natcher
intristed
brede
experament
amazed
permimint
thank you all of u
Flower for algernon vocabulary?
These words are all semi phonetic..just say them out loud and you will hear what Charlie hears.....
intelek == intellect
lesin == lesson
laffed == laughed
discoridged == discouraged
bandijis ==bandages
natcher ==nature
intristed ==interested
brede ==bread
experament ==experiment
amazed ==a maze
permimint ==permanent
That is a really well written short story, IMO. Thanks for the reminder. I'll pick it up again this weekend.
Reply:Charlie isn't a good speller, but the scientists want him to write his feelings, and what he hears, so in the start,he doesn't look up many of those words in the dictionary.
As he gets smarter, he looks up more of them, and his spelling improves.
Then, when he losese his intelligence, he forgets.
Reply:like they said, he was writing phonetically. Pay attention to how the spelling/grammar changes through the story--that's your key to what's going on with him.
Reply:Just read the words out loud, slowly. Charlie spells the words as he hears them pronounced.
intelek - intellect
discoridged - discouraged
brede - breed
amazed - a maze
permimint - permanent
...etc. By the way, that's a GREAT book. I had to read it for school last year and loved it. =)
Reply:intelek- Intelect
lesin- Lesson
laffed- laughed
discoridged-discouraged
bandijis- bandages
natcher- ?
intristed- Interested
brede-breed
experament- experiment
amazed- amazed ( spelled correctly)
permimint- permanent
Reply:it's like ebonics. Remember he was supposed to be 'slow'.
Try reading the words slowly.
intelek. Intellect.
lesin . lesson
laffed. laughed
discoridged. discouraged.
bandijis. bandages
intristed. intrested
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