Flowers for Algernon

Charlie Gordon’s greatest desire is to be smarter. When he is selected for an experimental surgery aimed at increasing his intelligence, he believes his life will change completely. The same experiment had previously been successfully performed on a laboratory mouse named Algernon. As Charlie’s intelligence rapidly develops, his perspective on the world, on people, and on himself begins to change. However, the unexpected decline in Algernon’s condition raises a disturbing question about the future of the experiment. Daniel Keyes’s unforgettable novel offers a thought-provoking story about intelligence, loneliness, love, humanity, and belonging.