In the short story Flowers fo Algernon, by Daniel Keyes,you learn to be careful what you wish for because it might come true. Charlie Grordon,the main character, is 37 years old and mentally challenged. Charlie desires to be smart. Charlie, who has an IQ of 68,is superstious.
Charlie, ateneds night school where he meets Mrs. Kinnian. Mrs Kinnian, knows some scientist named Dr. Straus and Dr. Nemur, who have been conducting an expierment on the mind. Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur have conducted an operation on a lab mouse named Algernon. Algernon has shown that the expirement was a success, so far.
Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur are cunducting a search for a person who is willing to have the operation that Algernon has recieved. Mrs. Kinnian, tells Charlie about thier search. Charlie is up to the task and dosent care if it hurts! Charlie is warned that it might only be temporary.
Flower's for Algernon, is a great book for anyone who has ever made fun of someone with a lower intelegence then thier self and for anyone who likes a good science fiction stoy.
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