Folowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes shared by leali

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes explains about how a man named Charlie Gordon, who was born with an unusually low IQ, was chosen by scientists to be experimented on to increase his intelligence. It was already highly successful on a mouse named Algernon. The book is divided into by Charlie's progress reports. From the first page of the book, it is obvious that he is not very smart for an adult. For example, he wrote, "...32 yeres old and next munth is my brithday." The scientists' hope is that this intelligence be permanent. However, Algernon suddenly deteriorates. On Charlie Gordon's journey, he starts to discover about his past and his family.
I think that this book was very well written because the author did a great job of showing Charlie's progress and his discoveries at the same time. His intelligence seemed to help him accept the fact that people who he considered friends were teasing him. As he neared the end of his journey, he realized that it was easier for him when he had a lower IQ than when he is smart.