Charlie Gordon is the main character of Flowers for Algernon. Charlie is a mentally retarded, 33 year old adult. He desperately wants to be smart, especially after a very troubled childhood in a family who had a hard time adapting to his illness. Charlie has a great attitude about changing his life, and was willing to do whatever it took to accomplish the task of becoming smart. Charlie partakes in a surgery to boost his intelligence that has only been tested on rats, specifically one named Algernon. After the surgery Charlie learned that the grass isn't always greener on the other side, and that many of his old friends wouldn't see the same person in him. Charlie suddenly had to experience drastic changes in his lifestyle and the story revolves around these complications.
Charlie's story began with the surgery, the biggest decision he made in his life. Although he was a guinea pig in the procedure, he wasn't worried at all about the surgery, but rather on becoming smart as fast......

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Title: Charlie Gordon
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