In Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, I take an interest in her writing style. The text is prescribed just as if the main character wrote in the book himself whose name is Charlie age thirty-two. Because of his mental illness he treated with care and is tested upon which I find completely degrading but then again, it would help scientists and the world, so I am having mixed feelings at this point. “It don’t matter he says I shud rite just like I talk and like I rite compushishens in Miss Kinnians class at the beekmin collidge center for retarted adults where I go to lern 3 times a week on my time off” (p. 9) Alice is a teacher who teaches Charlie reading and writing which led her to recommend him to two prfessors by the names of Dr. Strauss and Professor Nemur who has tested a procedure to increase IQ on animals and now wanting a human subject. “I tolled them I dint spill the ink on them and I coudnt see anything in the ink. They said maybe they will still use me” (p. 3). After seeing how smart Algernon the mice were, I think Charlie was looking forward to being like Algernon, and they formed a bond. I am looking forward to what this book has in store. I feel really deep in touch with this book because of the meaning behind what Charlie is dealing with. “I just want to be smart like other pepul so I can have lots of frends who like me” (p. 13) I felt a deep connection with the main character right then and there and I felt like I could step into his shoes and become him. What it was like to be bullied as a kid, what it was like to feel different, all I really wanted is to have friends and be accepted. This book so far has me excited and driving to nearly tears. I predict that this book is going to foretell a great adventure of enlightenment and then a gradual decline of depression.
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