Flowers for Algernon 2

A detailed Summary of Flowers for Algernon 2

I read the book Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes. It's a fiction

book, but with all the advances in modern medicine it could happen. It

takes place over the course of a few months, starting in March and

ending in November. The book shows how society treats retarded people.

It also reminds us that all doctors are not all knowing, and some claim

to know more than they actually do.

Charlie Gordan's character changes throughout the book. In the

beginning, when he is retarded, he is kindhearted and likable. In the

end, after the operation reverses, he is the same optimistic and happy

guy. In the middle, though, he almost turns into a new character, except

for the frequent reminders of how he used to be, in the form of

flashbacks to his childhood and other emotionally blocked parts of his

mind. He gets a new awareness of himself and others. He also makes the

realization that some people he had put on a pedestal are not as good as

they seem. He also starts to think about romance.

Miss Kinnian, or Alice as he later in the book calls her, is

Charlie's night school teacher and then a romantic interest and then a

In the flashbacks of Charlie's family his mother was very

father seemed lonely, but didn't live with his family.

ain. She liked the old Charlie, but when he starts becoming

Charlie laughed at the fault of the retarded boy when he dropped the

Approximate Word count = 872
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels

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