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Charlie Gordon was mentally retarded. Other names for this are mentally challenged and developmentally disabled, or intellectually disabled. This condition is considered a disability, not a disease. In Charlie Gordon's case, his mental disability is caused by phenylketonuria, which can lead to mental disability if left untreated.
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Compare flowers for algernon and the movie awakenings?
Flowers for Algernon involves a story about a man named Charlie Gordon who is about thirty years old and is M. R. His 'friends' take him for advangage at times. He makes the decision of taking several tests to improve his IQ. One of the tests he takes involves Algernon, a white mouse... in this test charlie has to solve a maze (on paper) and Algernon runs through a maze to get a piece of cheese. After several tests, Charlie Gordon's mentality and way of thinking improves. He is able to draw conclusions and starts to have emotions, rather than the literal perspective he has had before. His IQ becomes higher than the average level. Soon, changes appear in Algernon and Charlie. Algernon no longer wants to solve the maze and is slow moving. Charlie has a hard time remembering things and this troubles him. He realizes that his knowledge will fade away as fast as it came. Awakenings the movie involves a anti-social man named Dr. Sayer who wants a job. He settles for a job at a place treating people who currently have had a disease in which their brain freezes, and it seems as though they are unaware of their surroundings. Some patients have had this disease for over 30 years. One of those patients is a man named Leonard Lowe. Dr. Sayer tries to 'wake' these patients by giving them a certain amount of a drug. This temporaily makes the patients active; Leonard has one of the greatest changes and soon wants to live a normal life again. Though, the drug wears off, for the patients bodies' become used to the drug. Dr. Sayer and Leonard both get to see the joys of living.
What does it mean to pull A Charlie Gordon?
It means that someone messed up and did something dim-wittedy, like Charlie Gordon.
Where does Charlie Gordon work?
a bakery
Who was Isabel Gordon coombs?
Who was Isabel Gordon Coombs
What is Gordon Highlanders's motto?
The motto of Gordon Highlanders is 'Bydand'.
Who is the protagonist in the story flowers for algernon?
Charlie Gordon
How old is Charlie Gordon in the story flowers for algernon?
Charlie is 37 years old
What is that girl charlie Gordon likes in flowers for algernon?
Miss Kinnian
When did Charlie Gordon get fired in flowers for algernon?
Charlie Gordon gets fired from his job shortly after the surgery that increases his intelligence in "Flowers for Algernon." He is let go when his employer realizes that Charlie has become too intelligent and no longer fits in with his team.
Was Algernon from flowers of Algernon a shrew?
No, Algernon was not a shrew in "Flowers for Algernon." He was a laboratory mouse who underwent an experimental surgery to increase his intelligence. His story parallels that of the main character, Charlie Gordon, who undergoes the same procedure.
In flowers for Algernon what is the name of the experiment in the short story?
The experiment in "Flowers for Algernon" is called the "Algernon-Gordon Effect" experiment, which aims to enhance intelligence through surgical manipulation and the use of a new technique to improve cognitive abilities.
Where was Charlie Gordon staying during his operation in the book Flowers for Algernon?
he was staying in his little apartment
What were charlies last words from flowers for algernon?
Charlie Gordon's last words from "Flowers for Algernon" were "PS please if you get a chanse put some flowrs on Algernons grave in the bak yard."
What is the difference between Charlie and Algernon?
charlie is a mouse and algernon is a human No! Algernon is the mouse. Charlie Gordon is the human and narrator of the story.
In the book of Flowers to Algernon why does charlie Gordon gets fired?
because, of how smart he got it made people fear him
In flowers for algernon what did it mean to do a charly Gordon?
Because Charlie was a mentally challenged adult, many people thought poorly of him. In the book, Charlie was said to be a klutz. When someone did a klutzy thing, another person would say that they "pulled a Charlie Gordon" because they acted like Charlie. Sad, but true. Hope this helped
In flowers for algernon What is the Algernon-Gordon effect?
Algernon-Gordon effect is "the logical extension of the entire intelligence speed-up". In other words,this is when Algernon's newly grow intelligence disapears, because Algernon's intellegence disapears, Charlie's intellegence will also disapear because they used the same process to gain their itellegence.
