Flowers for Algernon
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Once it was considered science fiction.
Now it is perceived as one of the most humane works of modern times, as a novel of piercing psychological power, as a filigree development of the theme of love and responsibility.
Charlie Gordon's changes are happening before our eyes, here and now. The first reports are full of mistakes, and then they disappear, and the presentation of thoughts becomes impeccable. And in the end - everything is simple. Geniuses and idiots are two sides of the same coin. They have different IQs, different living conditions, but they are similar in one thing - often both are infinitely lonely. And the price for the dream - to become smart - becomes too high.
Charlie has a double - the mouse Algernon, only Charlie understands the mouse's behavior and the fact that he himself is assigned the same role of a lab mouse, nothing more. He feels bad, and the ending is predictable. His heart is squeezed, and tears flow...
"I put a bunch of daisies on his grave and cried for a long time."
Now it is perceived as one of the most humane works of modern times, as a novel of piercing psychological power, as a filigree development of the theme of love and responsibility.
Charlie Gordon's changes are happening before our eyes, here and now. The first reports are full of mistakes, and then they disappear, and the presentation of thoughts becomes impeccable. And in the end - everything is simple. Geniuses and idiots are two sides of the same coin. They have different IQs, different living conditions, but they are similar in one thing - often both are infinitely lonely. And the price for the dream - to become smart - becomes too high.
Charlie has a double - the mouse Algernon, only Charlie understands the mouse's behavior and the fact that he himself is assigned the same role of a lab mouse, nothing more. He feels bad, and the ending is predictable. His heart is squeezed, and tears flow...
"I put a bunch of daisies on his grave and cried for a long time."
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