Characters
The protagonist of the story "Flowers for Algernon."
Who is Charlie?
What is conditional love?
Victor falls ill after doing this, showing his horror/regret at what he created.
What is bringing the Creature to life?
The name of the inkblot test that Charlie takes, which he initially calls the "raw shok"
What is the Rorschach test?
Threw apples at Gregor
What did the father do in defense?
The scientist that brings the Creature to life.
Who is Victor?
Gregor's transformation emphasizes a theme of how work can lead to the consumption and dehumanizing of someone.
What is the effect of being overworked or exploited by labor?
She's adopted by the Frankenstein's and becomes a close companion of Victor's.
Who is Elizabeth?
Charlie carries these three items initially for luck before his operation.
What are a rabbit's foot, a lucky penny, and a horseshoe?
The first sign of Gregor's transformation, when he has unusual difficulty doing this task.
What is "getting out of bed"
The people who made Charlie smart.
Who's Dr Strauss/Dr Nemur
Victor’s obsession with science represents the dangerous theme of “playing God.”
What is the risk of ambition left unchecked?
When the Creature tries to speak to the De Laceys, this family member attacks him and drives him away.
Who is Felix De Lacey?
The place Charlie goes at the end of the story, so no one feels sorry for him.
What is the Warren State Home?
Gregor's role in his family with his job as a traveling salesman, who brings in all/most of the income of his household
What is a breadwinner?
After Gregor transforms, this family member initially brings him food and shows him the most sympathy
Who is Grete/The sister
The period when Charlie has high intelligence but realizes he is alone and has no true intellectual peers.
What is loneliness & isolation?
After being abandoned by Victor, the creature "stalks" this family and learns various skills like language and emotion.
Who's the De Lacey family?
The conclusion that Charlie comes to after figuring out that him and Algernon will regress to their original state prior to the operation.
What is the Algernon-Gordon effect?
This object in Gregor’s room is the one thing he desperately tries to save when the furniture is being removed.
What is the framed picture?
The woman who inspired Victor with her unfortunate death and kindness.
Who is Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein(Victor's mother)?
The Creature’s makes a request for a female companion, representing his need for this universal human experience.
What is companionship/love & belonging?
The creature learns to read from the books, Paradise Lost, Plutarch's Live and one more philosophical novel.
What is "The Sorrows of Young Werther"?
One of the main questions that this book makes you think about
What's the significance of "whether knowledge is more important than happiness
The family does this as a sign of moving on from Gregor and into a new phase of their life.
What is moving into a new apartment on the countryside and transferring Gregor's role to Grete?