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About the Author

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Daniel Keyes was born in Brooklyn, New York, August 9, 1927, and was educated at Brooklyn College, where he received a B.A. degree in 1950. […]

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Overview

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Flowers for Algernon is told as a series of “Progress Reports” written by Charlie Gordon, a 32-year-old man with an IQ of 68. As Keyes’s […]

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Setting

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The setting of Flowers for Algernon is New York City, with a brief episode in Chicago, in the present or near future. Although the physical […]

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Themes and Characters

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Relating the story of a mentally impaired man whose intelligence is increased through surgery and then lost, Flowers for Algernon touches on a number of […]

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Literary Qualities

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Keyes’s remarkable use of first-person (“I”) point of view is perhaps the most important source of Flowers for Algernon’s narrative power. Charlie’s journey from an […]

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Social Sensitivity

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Written during the height of the civil rights movement in the United States, Flowers for Algernon shows a profound concern with the rights of individuals […]

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Topics for Discussion

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1. Research Sigmund Freud’s theories of psychology and discuss how Charlie Gordon’s emotional problems (not his low IQ) can be explained in terms of Freudian […]

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Ideas for Reports and Papers

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1. Research the history of public attitudes towards mental retardation in the United States and discuss the problems Charlie Gordon faces in the novel in […]