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Examples Of Charlie Gordon In Flowers For Algernon

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Ethan Bessette Putman Hour 6 15 November 2016 Argument Paper Ethics is a philosophy that values and customs a certain group. Showing what is right and wrong and informs responsibility. Charlie Gordon is the main character in the novel, "Flowers for Algernon". Charlie is not very smart, he has been selected for an operation to get smarter. Charlie Gordon's doctors did not act ethically when they performed the operation to make him smarter. The doctors didn't know enough about the project. They didn't test that much animals. From their research, the animals died afterwards so they needed to fix that before they tested a human being. That is not ethical because they didn't inform responsibility. It is almost like they had no regard for Charlie's life. In the article, "Five Steps to Better Ethical Decision Making." The first step is to gather facts (Dobrin). The scientist didn't gather all their facts. They were testing something new, it was very risky. There was too many unknown areas to this study and they did not have all there facts. Therefore, Charlie Gordon's doctors did not act ethically when they performed the operation to get him smarter, because they didn't know enough about the project. …show more content…

After Charlie was intelligent, they were unaware. The doctors should have connected with the people who cared about Charlie, they would have been more aware and they would have known more about the operation. His caring friends would know the risks and can determine if it is safe to preform. In the novel "Flowers for Algernon" His friends were uncomfortable with this change. They had no idea what happened to Charlie, so they had the right to act the way they acted (Siegler). Therefore, Charlie Gordon's doctors did not act ethically when they performed the operation to get him smarter, because they didn't notify Charlie's family or friends about the

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