Character Analysis: Flowers For Algernon

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Flowers for Algernon 1.One turning point in the passage is when Charlie started getting smarter and smarter. This made an impression on me because in the beginning Charlie wasn’t even able to write well, and now he is getting really smart. Now he can spell well, talk well, etc. In the passage it says “Now I want you to tell your mom how smart you feel, and she’ll bring you here twice a week for short-wave encephalo-reconditioning, and you’ll get smarter, and smarter, and smarter.” This proves that Charlie’s surgery was a success and now he can process like a normal person. Charlie now has the ability to do all the things he couldn’t do before. 2.One character I dislike is Rose Gordon. She is very harsh on Charlie, and threatens to kill him. When Charlie came to visit she didn't even recognize him. She always gave him a strong motivation to "be smart.” She was always worried about appearances, to show what a good mom she was. She always knew that Charlie was able to …show more content…

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In the beginning Charlie had very bad mental problems, he didn't have the experience everyone had. He couldn't spell well, talk well, etc. After he decided with Miss Kinnian to get the surgery he started getting smarter and smarter. Towards the end he lost his job and his girlfriend. After that he started slacking and then he went from getting smarter and smarter to getting dumber and dumber to a point where he got worse than he was before. I found the end of the book inspiring because no matter how smart you get if you start slacking and never go back to trying again you life can go upside

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