he is regressing he is feeling suicidal he can no longer read what he wrote he can no longer...
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FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON: PROGRESS REPORT 17
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WHAT IS CHARLIE’S POSITION LIKE AT THIS POINT IN THE NOVEL? He is regressing He is feeling suicidal
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1A. WHY DOES HE FEEL THIS WAY? CITE TWO EXAMPLES. He can no longer read what he wrote He can no longer speak various
languages
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WHAT CHARACTERIZES CHARLIE’S STRANGE THERAPY SESSION? He sees a light at the end of a tunnel
which symbolizes the death of his smart self
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WHAT IS CHARLIE AFRAID OF? He is afraid of becoming slow again
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WHY IS CHARLIE GETTING FRUSTRATED WITH THE PROGRESS REPORTS?
He can no longer read or write them
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN CHARLIE TAKES THE RORSCHACH TEST? He knows he is supposed to see
something but he cannot
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5A. HOW IS HIS FRUSTRATION NOW DIFFERENT THAN HOW IT WAS WHEN HE WAS SMART?
He knows that he is supposed to see something where as before he didn’t even know there was something
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WHAT DOES CHARLIE REMEMBER ABOUT READING WITH HIS MOTHER?
Rose got frustrated with Charlie when he couldn’t read
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HOW DOES CHARLIE RESPOND TO ALICE BEING IN HIS APARTMENT? He is embarrassed He wants her to leave
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7A. HOW DOES CHARLIE RESPOND DIFFERENTLY TO ALICE KISSING HIM?
Charlie lets Alice kiss him
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7B. WHY DOES CHARLIE RESPOND DIFFERENTLY TO ALICE KISSING HIM?
He is regressing so young Charlie does not come out
He is able to make love to Alice
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WHAT IS HAPPENING TO CHARLIE’S MEMORY? CITE TWO EXAMPLES. He can’t pay attention When he wakes up he doesn’t
remember where he is
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8A. WHAT DOES CHARLIE THINK ABOUT THE ALGERNON-GORDON EFFECT?
He cannot believe that he wrote it
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WHAT HAPPENS TO ALICE? Charlie makes her leave
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9A. WHY DOES CHARLIE TREAT ALICE AS HE DOES? He does not want her to see him regress
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GIVE ONE EXAMPLE OF PUNCTUATION REGRESSION THAT HAPPENS IN THE NOVEMBER 2ND PROGRESS REPORT. No apostrophes
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WHO IS MRS. MOONEY? She is Charlie’s landlady
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11A. WHY IS SHE WORRIED ABOUT CHARLIE? Charlie has not gotten out of bed in
weeks and she thinks he is sick
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN CHARLIE ASKS FOR HIS JOB BACK? Mr. Donner gives Charlie his job back
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12A. WHAT DO THE GUYS AT THE BAKERY DO TO CHARLIE? They defend him against another co-
worker who is making fun of him
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WHAT IS CHARLIE’S FINAL REQUEST? He asks that flowers are put on
Algernon’s grave
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THE BIG QUESTION: IS CHARLIE’S TRUTH EXACTLY THE SAME AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING?
It is probably a little different because he has had different experiences