Flowers for Algernon (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Daniel Keyes
- First Published: 1966
- Type of Plot: Science fiction
- Time of Work: March 5 to July 28, 1965
- Setting: New York
- Principal Characters: Charlie Gordon, Miss Kinnian, Dr. Strauss, Dr. Nemur, Algernon
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, Science fiction
- Subjects: 1960’s, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Sex or sexuality, New York City, Friendship, Surgery or surgeons, Death or dying, Funeral rites or ceremonies, Mental retardation, Pets, Hospitals, Learning or scholarship, Intellect, Experiments, Rats or mice
- Locales: New York, NY, Chicago, IL
The Story
Charlie Gordon, thirty-seven years old and with an IQ of 68, dreams of being smart. Intelligence, he imagines, lies somewhere in the domain of reading and writing—a belief that has made him the hardest-working pupil in Miss Kinnian's class for slow adults. Charlie is so “motor-vated” that Miss Kinnian recommends him as a test subject for an experimental surgical procedure that promises a threefold increase in intelligence. Excited by the prospect of having his dream come true, Charlie begins his diary at the request of Dr. Strauss. Each “progris riport”...
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