Persuasive Essay
"Flowers for Algernon" is a short story,by Daniel Keyes, that focuses Charlie,a 37 year old man who has an IQ of 67. He volunteers to undergo an experimental operation to increase his IQ, which was tested on a lab rat named Algernon. The operation was a success and his IQ triples.Charlie starts to scare his co-worker at his job as he grew smarter ;they start a petition to have him fired and, when Charlie finds out about it, he quits his job. As Charlie become a genius,Algernon begins to act erratically and loses his intelligence and dies. Charlie discovers that his change was only temporary. Charlie soon reverts to his original mental state after a couple of days. He tries to return things as they once were, but couldn't stand that everyone was feeling sorry for him, so he decides to move.
I think it was right for them to test Charlie and give him the operation.It was right for them to do it because Charlie was okay about having the operation done of him.He wouldn't have experienced all the things that happened to him. He wouldn't have anything to live for and the people at his work will forever make fun of him.Because of the operation, Charlie was able to become smart and his life was turned around. Charlie was grateful that he got smarted,even if it was temporary. And Charlie was able to get money from the operation to pay his rent and the money was able to keep his apartment when he quit his job.
Even though Charlie was used in the operation, Charlie volunteered to undergo the operation in the first place.All the things that happened wouldn't have happened if he didn't get the operation. The people at his work made fun of him for him being stupid,but after the operation and he realized that he will become what he once was,the people didn't make fun of him but, instead gave him some kind of support that they won't make anyone tease him again.
It was right for them to test Charlie because, for one, he wanted to get smarted and he volunteer to get the operation.He also got paid when the operation was complete and was a success.It was able to pay his rent for his apartment when he lost his job.
