Flowers For Algernon Persuasive Essay

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“Flowers for Algernon” Persuasive Essay

If you had the chance to triple your I.Q. because you have a mental disorder would you have the surgery to increase it? Charlie Gordon is an adult with a mental disorder that makes him act childish. In the science fiction story Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes writes about Charlie getting brain surgery to triple his I.Q. Charlie’s life was much better in the short time the artificial intelligence surgery worked on him. Charlie’s spelling and speaking improved greatly, he developed new friends and had a chance to have true feelings. After the A.I. surgery Charlie’s speaking and spelling improved. Before the surgery Charlie was a phonetic learner and spelled lots of words differently. “It’s much easier now I can type about 75 words per …show more content…
Before the surgery Charlie didn’t really have friends. He was made fun of and no one would stick up for him. “They made fun of me just like I made fun of him.” “I feel ashamed.” (Keyes, pg. 237). He is now experiencing the true meaning of real friends and now knows what a true friend is. Charlie is feeling more confident and is beginning to have a higher I.Q than everyone.
Lastly Charlie now has true feelings for himself and other people. He feels loved and a joy to be around. “I never realized how beautiful Ms. Kinnian really is.” (Keyes, pg. 233). He has fallen deeply in love with Ms. Kinnian and is now experiencing true feelings. Charlie is in love with his new self and doesn’t want anything to change. Charlie's I.Q is now at one of its highest points.
Others might argue that this treatment is bad for Charlie because he regresses after a short time of having the surgery. I think that Charlie was happy to feel accepted and had a chance to live life where he had true feelings, fell in love for the first time and made new friends. I think every person like Charlie should have been given this opportunity in hopes that one day it would be
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