Flowers For Algernon Thesis Statement

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Hook:If someone told you to jump of a bridge would do it?
Background information:In the story of “Flowers For Algernon” charlie was abiviously not as itelligent as he should have been. What is trying to be said is that when someone did or said something to charlie he would do nothing but laugh because he didnt think for hmself or know what he was doing. The same concept goes with the story of “Adam And Eve”. In the story Adam and Eve, Eve was tricked by the snake of eating of the tree of knowledge. She also didnt know any better and could’t think for herself.Eve and Charlie both had bad the same differnce outcome.
Thesis Statemnt: Flowers For Algeron and Adam and Eve are similar in plot, theme and characters.

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Eve wasnt always called Eve she was called Woman. The reason she got her name is becasue she ate from the garden of Eve. This might sound weird but, Eve was convinced to eat of the apple. Eve would have known better but she didnt if that makes sense. Why she ate of the tree was because she was persuaded to eat the apple by the surpent. Eve was curious so she even disobeyed Gods order. When she was told to eat the apple she was hesitate about it but the snake pushed her to do it and she did it . When she thought she was going to become smart like a god the outcome was totally different from when she thought it would be. When she became awake she realized that she found out she was naked. When god searched for them Eve was afraid to come out because she now has the knowledge to make decsionon her own. When she became smart she was very unhappy then when she knew of her surrondings.

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“Adam and Eve” and “Flowers For Algernon” are similer in plot is because it kinda falls back on theme. Theme and plot are eachothers stands. Why they are similar is because like theme they both have the same outcome that they didnt

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