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Flowers for Algernon [by] Daniel Keyes: Novel-Ties Study Guide
Use Novel-Ties ® study guides as your total guided reading program. Reproducible pages in chapter-by-chapter format provide you with the right questions to ask, the important issues to discuss, and the organizational aids that help students get the most out of each book they read.
18 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2005
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December 14, 2013
The book Flowers for Algernon by Crystal Norris is about a man named Charlie Gordon who has an extremely low I.Q. After signing up for a new experimental procedure to raise his I.Q. he runs some tests with one of the scientists including racing a tiny mouse named Algernon that has allready had the procedure through a maze.
Charlie can not beat Algernon through the maze and he quickly gets angry. But after his surgery Charlie slowly got more and more inteligent but he noticed that algernon was deteriorating slowly and this worried Charlie because he knew with his now genious intelect that the same would happen to him again and he would also slip back into his old self.
Eventually Algernon does revert back and does than soon after that Charlie also reverts back. Soon Algernon dies and Charlie falls into a deep depression due to the loss of his friend and his intellect.
I really enjoyed this book and I believe that you will too.
October 11, 2013
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes is a story about a 32 year old mentally retarted man who gets surgery on his brain to improve his ability to learn. I gave this book a 4 instead of a 5 because although it was a great story, their were certain parts that i had trouble comprehending.
Flowers for Algernon was a fantastic book that i loved reading.
Flowers for Algernon was a fantastic book that i loved reading.
May 4, 2026
It is one of the rare books that quietly breaks your heart while making you think deeply about what it means to be human.
Blending **science fiction** with **psychological drama**, the story feels intimate and deeply personal. Through Charlie’s journey, you don’t just witness intelligence growing—you feel the emotional weight that comes with awareness, loneliness, and the fragile nature of happiness.
What stayed with me was how gently, yet powerfully, the book explores dignity, empathy, and the way we perceive others. It’s not loud or overly complex, but it leaves an ache that’s hard to shake off.
It’s the kind of story that makes you pause—about intelligence, kindness, and how we treat people when we think they are “less than.” Quiet, devastating, and profoundly human.
Blending **science fiction** with **psychological drama**, the story feels intimate and deeply personal. Through Charlie’s journey, you don’t just witness intelligence growing—you feel the emotional weight that comes with awareness, loneliness, and the fragile nature of happiness.
What stayed with me was how gently, yet powerfully, the book explores dignity, empathy, and the way we perceive others. It’s not loud or overly complex, but it leaves an ache that’s hard to shake off.
It’s the kind of story that makes you pause—about intelligence, kindness, and how we treat people when we think they are “less than.” Quiet, devastating, and profoundly human.
August 23, 2022
Not something I would recommend. Fail to see any redeeming social value therein.
February 23, 2023
Just fucking kill me why dont you
August 23, 2013
I read this seven years ago and brought this book up in a discussion about how great it actually is.. SPOILERS BEWARE: I couldn't imagine one day not being able to fully think and do things on your own than one day given all the intellect in the world for a good solid time then having it ripped slowly each day from you. This book made me cry, laugh and smile I would defiantly read this book again.
June 2, 2014
Short and touching story. Charlie is a very likable character from the start in his own naive way. The format and style the story is written in is quite different but really helps immerse you in Charlies world. Great book, left me very sad at the end.
September 1, 2013
Very sweet and sad, i loved this story and i love how it ended. I also like how he progressed through the story.
November 21, 2013
Pros: Great story and touches my heart.
Cons: Weird format.
Cons: Weird format.
January 13, 2014
make me silent
November 12, 2014
Characters:
Charlie Gordon
Miss Kinnian
Algernon
Themes:
Intellect v. Emotion
Happiness
Treatment of the Mentally Disabled
Charlie Gordon
Miss Kinnian
Algernon
Themes:
Intellect v. Emotion
Happiness
Treatment of the Mentally Disabled
November 12, 2014
Major Characters
Charlie
Scientist
Algernon
Central Themes
Isolation
Loneliness
Charlie
Scientist
Algernon
Central Themes
Isolation
Loneliness
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