Flowers for Algernon

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What determines that the surgery will be temporary in 'Flowers for Algernon'?

Back

Algernon regresses.

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How does Charlie feel about the failure of the surgery?

Back

He is grateful to have been smart for a little while.

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Why does Charlie return to Donnegan's factory?

Back

He needs money for rent.

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Why did Charlie lose the race against Algernon initially?

Back

Algernon had been made smarter through an experiment.

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What do Charlie's old friends do when a new guy makes a comment about him?

Back

They stick up for Charlie and tell him they got his back.

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What is the significance of Algernon's regression in the story?

Back

It foreshadows Charlie's own decline in intelligence.

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What does Charlie's experience with intelligence teach him about happiness?

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Intelligence does not guarantee happiness.

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Who is Miss Kinnian in 'Flowers for Algernon'?

Back

She is Charlie's teacher and love interest.

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What is the main theme of 'Flowers for Algernon'?

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The ethical implications of artificial intelligence and the nature of human intelligence.

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How does Charlie's perception of himself change throughout the story?

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He goes from feeling inferior to feeling superior, and then back to feeling inferior.