Charlie and Algernon
What Algernon and Charlie compete with
Dr. Strauss says this would make Charlie a good candidate for the surgery
Motivation
How Charlie knows Robinson Crusoe is not alone on the island
he reads about another set of footprints in the sand on the island
Miss Kinnian tells Charlie that misplacing a comma could cost someone a lot of money. What does she mean?
Moving the comma in a money amount changes the amount
What Algernon has to do to get his food
Unlock a series of complicated locks
What do Charlie's "friends" from the factory do when they take him out?
They get him drunk and embarrass him
What does it mean to "pull a Charlie Gordon?"
To do something stupid
Why does Charlie decide to leave New York?
He does not want to chance running into anyone he knows
Why does Algernon bite Charlie?
He is losing intelligence
Why doesn't Miss Kinnian seem old to Charlie once his intelligence increases?
Because he used to feel like a child but now he doesn't
He is irritable with the doctor because he feels misled
How does Charlie feel about Algernon at the start of the story?
He hates him
How Charlie feels about Algernon at the beginning of the story
He dislikes him
Why does Dr. Nemur feel uncomfortable around Charlie as his intelligence increases?
He is threatened by Charlie because he is giving him an inferiority complex
Why does Charlie hope his results/calculations are wrong?
He knows that if his work is accurate he will start using his intelligence
How does Charlie feel about Algernon during the middle of the story?
He thinks they are friends
How Charlie feels about Algernon at the end of the story
He feels bad for Algernon because he is the only person alive who knows how Algernon feels
Why does the incident with the boy dishwasher at the diner bother Charlie?
Because Charlie realizes he used to be just like the dishwasher
What does Charlie mean when he says he feels a darkness closing in?
That he is depressed
Why does Charlie put flowers on Algernon's grave at the end?
He is hoping someone does it for him since everything else that happens to Algernon happens to Charlie and he wants someone to put flowers on his grave if he dies.