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Flowers For Algernon By Daniel Keyes

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Charlie Many people think those with mental impairments are stupid for inaccurate reasons, while people feel bad for someone without a leg or an arm. Charlie was unfortunately not as lucky as his peers, in this realistic-fiction short story by Daniel Keyes. “Flowers for Algernon” is a story on the biased, discrimination towards mentally challenged humans. I believe that with limited cognitive abilities, someone like Charlie is likely be treated unfairly, and that is in fact what happened to Charlie. When a promising start to night-school acquires an immense plot twist you know you're in for a good story. When Mrs.Kinnian, Charlie’s night school teacher, offers up a plan to triple Charlie’s IQ. Charlie responds with “Their (sic) going to

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