Flowers For AlgernonPart One

Kenneth Vazquez

Voice Analysis Of CharlieCharlie's voice in Flowers For Algernon is described as a mentally challenged person who is very enthusiastic towards becoming smart.

Voice: ToneCharlie's tone is that of a kid who is discovering and figuring things out for the first time. He sounds excited towards learning things. For example, when he is told that he will learn from the tv in his sleep.

Voice: DictionCharlie uses phonetic spelling in the way he writes. Writes things such as "gess" instead of "guess". He has a average vocabulary but he uses it to a minimum.

Voice: SyntaxCharlie mispells many words, and he asks questions when he is lost. He asks the doctors how is he supposed to learn in his sleep.

Community RelationshipsMs. Kinnian: Ms. Kinnian is Charlie’s teacher and mentor, the person he looks up to, and who recommended him for the operation. She is his helper, and Charlie trusts her.

Community RelationshipsDrs. Nemur and Strauss: These are the researchers who are working Charlie. Charlie doesn’t understand most of what they say or do, but he tries really hard to please them, because he wants them to pick him. They start out in disagreement whether or not to use Charlie.

Community RelationshipsCharlie’s Co-workers: Charlie trusts his co-workers and thinks they are his friends (especially Joe and Frank). However, they make fun of Charlie, calling any kind of stupid behavior pulling a “Charlie Gordon.” Charlie doesn’t realize this…

ConflictsThe main Conflict in this Section is whether or not Charlie will be selected for the operation. He desperately tries to pass the “tests” so that he can be smart.

ThemeCharlie learns the hard lesson that change takes time; he is impatient with the changes that are happening to him.

SummaryWe meet Charlie who gets tested to see if he is a good candidate for a surgery to make him a genius. He gets a Rorschach test and races Algernon the mouse (and loses) but he still gets picked. We learn how he gets made fun of for being stupid, and we see how frustrated Charlie is with the slow progress. He takes out his anger on Algernon (the mouse)