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Character Analysis: Flower For Algernon

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Should people have a second chance to get smart, well in the story “Flower for Algernon” by Daniel Keys, a man name Charlie Gordon was kinda mentally challenged, before two doctors was doing some experiments to make people smart witch work but they only tested it on a white rat name Algernon, but I think charlie should have a chance to get smart. One piece of evidence that points to this is that it was charlie lifetime dream to get smart. Charlie had an I.Q of 68 so he is really wanting to be smart. Charlie never had any friends too so if he gets smart he will get some friend. Charlie needs some friends so he can be happy and not lonely. Charlie wants to read and remember things. Secondly, Charlie wants to be the first to be genetically

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