This book starts off right away with an interesting opening, which drags the reader in. Flowers for Algernon is based on the lovable character, Charlie Gordon. This man is 32 years old, but does not have the mental capacity of other adults. He is constantly made fun of at his job at a bakery and does not have the ability to process situations fully. Charlie attends a college center for retarded adults, and is the best out of his class. He is chosen to carry out a scientific experiment focused on increasing one's IQ, as it was proven successful....on a test mouse.
He is given surgery and his intelligence increases at a gradual pace, so far as to Charlie having a higher IQ than most adults his age. He enjoys having the life of an intellectual individual, until reports have found that the original experiment on the test mouse has a fault. The mouse's intelligence is slowly deteriorating. "Will the same happen for Charlie?"
This book is written in the form of Charlie's diary, so the reader can see how he is progressing by the spelling, grammar, and vocabulary throughout the journal.
I do not want to spoil anything for readers out there, and only want to recommend others to read this story. Flowers for Algernon is very stirring and touching, although it has some inappropriate content near the middle, but otherwise, go borrow it, or buy it on Ebay!
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