Charlie Gordon
What object symbolizes the distance between Charlie and his new self.
A window
This character tries defending Charlie from his tumultuous home life
Who is Matt Gordon?
The book centers around the mistreatment of what group of people?
The intellectually disabled
Define ignorant
lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated.
a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
talisman
Thought Charlie's intelligence eventually fades, he still retains his
Sense of self-worth
What is the name of Charlie's teacher and love interest?
Alice Kinnian
Who is "the other Charlie"
Who is Charlie before the operation?
Define labyrinthine
resembling a maze in form or complexity.
a feeling of discomfort, uneasiness, or a lack of well-being, often accompanied by fatigue
malaise
Nemur thinks of Charlie this way
As a laboratory animal.
What is the name of the doctor who performs the operation?
Dr Strauss
What does Algernon represent?
What is Charlie Gordon's future path
Define Docile
easily handled or managed
a vivid red to reddish-orange color
vermillion
What motif is used to convey Charlie's progressively growing intelligence?
Grammar, spelling, and punctuation
What is the name of Charlie's neighbor, who lets him into his locked apartment through the window?
Faye
What does the window represent?
What are the things stopping "the old charlie" from being accepted in society
Define exigent
Demanding immediate attention
lasting a very short time
ephemeral
What is Algernon's liberation from his cage a symbol of?
Charlie's independence.
This character denies that her child has an intellectual disability.
Rose Gordon
It is inferred that intelligence is connected to this emotion
What is happiness?
Define dilettante
an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
extremely stupid or foolish.
asinine