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Flowers for Algernon
One experiment gives Charlie Gordon genius—and the terrifying knowledge it may not last.
Genre and trope pairingsLiterarySelf-discoveryLiteraryDisabled repLiteraryIdentity crisisLiteraryFragmented narrative
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About Flowers for Algernon
Charlie Gordon, a kind floor sweeper with a low IQ, becomes the human subject of an intelligence-enhancing procedure first tested on a mouse named Algernon. As his mind expands, Charlie gains insight, love and pain, then sees signs that the miracle may be temporary.
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Content warnings
- ableism
- alcohol
- animal death
- bullying
- child abuse
- sexual content
- sexual exploitation
- suicidal ideation
- institutionalization
- medical experimentation
