Was the Experiment on Charlie Gordon Worth the Problems Created? An essay based on the book "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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Charlie Gordon has gone through many problems in his life that many people may not experience given normal situations. Charlie's problems started off even before he had his operation. After his operation, he faced new and different problems in his life. But was this all really worth it? Even though Charlie's problems escalated after the experiment and in the end the effects did not last, Charlie was better off having had the operation. Firstly, Charlie …

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…self confidence makes it much more worth while. In conclusion, Charlie was in fact better off with the operation. This is true if only for the mere facts that he got to experience things he never would have, and that he was left with more confidence because of his contribution to science. The experiment would have had to be done on someone, and Charlie Gordon was the lucky person to have his life turned around.