Algernon is a white mouse that undergoes neurosurgery to in-crease his intelligence. Charlie initially meets him at the lab prior to his own surgery and cannot beat him at the mazes that both Algernon and Charlie are forced to complete. Algernon’s surgery was successful, and his intelligence also tripled. The […]
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Charlie is a 32-year-old man with an I.Q. of 68, who has struggled his whole life toward the goal of “being smart.” This goal is actually his mother’s obsession, and when she realizes the futility of it, she threatens to kill him. Charlie’s father takes him to his Uncle Herman’s […]
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Summary This report, filled with powerful imagery and finely tuned language, documents the final two months of Charlie’s record keeping. Charlie’s writings are making a full circle without punctuation and correct spelling. Fighting thoughts of suicide, he has one last therapy session with Dr. Strauss during which he experiences a […]
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Summary This report spans a time period from July through September and includes many final pieces to Charlie’s puzzling life. Visiting the Warren State Home, the death of Algernon, and visiting his mother and sister are all linked together in a final sense of clarity. The visit to the Warren […]
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Summary Charlie and Algernon return to Beekman. Charlie has received approval from the Welberg Foundation to conduct an independent study of his project. The laboratory staff has been ordered to assist him with his project, but they are skeptical of his abilities. Algernon is displaying a loss of problem-solving skills. […]
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Summary Enjoying a newly found freedom, Charlie rents an apartment for himself and Algernon in midtown Manhattan. The newspapers cover their escape and also feature a story about his family. Supplied with information from the paper, Charlie is able to track down his father, Matt. His father was always willing […]
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Summary Charlie travels to Chicago with Professor Nemur, Dr. Strauss, and Burt to attend the International Psychological Association convention. Here the team is to report its findings on both Charlie and Algernon. During the presentation, Charlie rebels against being constantly referred to as an inanimate object and Nemur’s references to […]
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Summary Charlie is beginning to realize his feelings of love for Alice Kinnian and is struggling with all of the recovered memories that these feelings arouse. As a child, Charlie had been taught to stay away from women and to suppress any feelings he had toward them. His relationship with […]
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Summary Charlie continues to excel in all areas, and he is even promoted at the bakery. But as his intellectual growth is becoming obvious, Charlie’s change is becoming frightening to others. He is not al-lowed to talk about his surgery, so his rapid transformation is all the more puzzling to […]
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Summary This report shows Charlie’s intellectual abilities beginning to increase. Charlie is remembering things from his past and begins to reflect on these memories. Charlie competes with Algernon and finally beats the mouse in their maze race. The maze imagery is carried over into Charlie’s memories as he remembers times […]
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