Main theme on flower's for Algernon?

I need to know the main theme of flower's for algernon, I know it has to do with a mental disorder and so on, but i'm not to sure I have all of it clearly written down.

Main theme on flower's for Algernon?
Maybe the theme could best be stated as the old proverb "Be careful what you wish for, you may get it." It is like the story "The Monkey's Paw" where the character is offered more in life, but ends up worse off than before.





Charlie Gordon is a sweet, hardworking thirty-eight year old man with an IQ of 68. He wants to be smart so he signs up for experimental surgery without understanding the implications. He gets what he wants, temporarily. Being a genius gives him insight into his old life and makes him bitter. Then he starts to lose his new abilities and learns that he will decline physicall y and mentally and eventually die. The ending begs the question, should Charlie been content with his original life?
Reply:Dave Dave Dave - a lot of people come here asking a lot of questions - give people a minute or two to respond. You dont need to repeat your questions two minutes apart. I responded to the second one. Flowers for Algernon is a very easy to read book, you should have no problem understanding it. However I did give you some help the second time you asked.. Pax - C.