Flowers for Algernon Group

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smores06
smores06
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High School - 9th Grade

How does Charlie feel toward Algernon before and after the operation?

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Posted by smores06 on Sunday May 24, 2009 at 10:32 AM and tagged with algernon, charlie, feel, flowers for algernon, operation.

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  1. ms-mcgregor Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    Both before and immediately after the operation, Charlie sees Algernon as a competitior. Charlie thinks Algernon is a "pretty smart mouse" before his operation because the mouse can beat him by finding his way through a maze faster than Charlie. However, after the operation, Charlie is triumphant the first time he beats Algernon. His attitude changes, however, once he realizes the experiment on his brain will ultimately fail, as the experiment failed with Algernon. He then begins to sympathize with the mouse because they ultimately both share the same fate.

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    Posted by ms-mcgregor on Sunday May 24, 2009 at 11:27 AM