Flowers for Algernon

Flowers for Algernon introduces the reader to Charlie Gordon, a thirty-to year old boy, who will ultimately face the hardest realization ever imagined in his life. Professor Nemur and Doctor Strauss become pivotable characters to Charlie’s experiment. Alice Kinnian’s relationship with Charlie at first seems simple, but as Charlie becomes smarter, he suddenly realizes a desire for her other than a teacher. Donner’s Bakery sets the stage for most of Charlie’s …

…to date Miss Kinnian and feel warm fuzzes about dancing with women. These emotions could produce false hopes and mistakes toward life if this experiment is short lived. The memories of other little boys peeing on him and throwing dirt would all but make Charlie’s self-esteem diminish. Charlie is gradually becoming smarter, but I worry about the long-term effects to a thirty-two year old man just now beginning to grow from nine-year old mind.