flowers for algernon 10&11

8/22/2019 Flowers for Algernon 10&11

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PROGRESSREPORT 10 & 11

NABILAH BINTI AHMAD @ MUDA

NIK FARAH AYUNNI CHE MOHDNOOR


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CHARACTERS &

CHARACTERISTICSCharlie

Mr. Donner-the owner of Donners Bakery

Joe Carp

Frank ReillyGimpy

Dr. Strauss

Prof. NemurAlice Kinnian

Rose Gordon-Charlies mother


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Matt Gordon-Charlies father

Norma Gordon-Charlies sister

AlgernonMrs. Wheeler-Customer at Donners

Bakery

Fanny Birden-Charlies co-workersUncle Herman-Charlies uncle


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PROGRESS REPORT 10

Apr21-Charlie had found a way to usethe dough mixer at Donners bakery that

will help to speed up production.


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He comments that people seem to be

frightened by the changes taking place

in him. APR 22-Mr. Donner arranges for

Charlie to join the bakers union but

Charlie feels that his co-workers arestarting to feel hostile toward him.


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Charlie asks Alice Kinnian to a movie.

APR 24-He overhears Nemur and Strauss

debating whether to go public with the

experiment at a scientific convention.

He comes to understand that they are just

ordinary men.

Charlie begins to feel that he is a part of

the university setting.


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He makes friends with some colleges

students and starts to ponder deep

philosophical points such as theexistence of God.


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Apr 28-Charlie dreamt his mother

argued with his father that he is capable

of learning and of succeeding in anormal schools.

Charlie is traumatized by his parents

argument that he wets himself.


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ANALYSIS OF PROGRESS

REPORT10 Charlies personality is beginning to divide

into two distinct individual: the old

unintelligent Charlie and the new

intelligent Charlie.

Going out with Miss Kinnian represents

Charlies emotional and sexual growth.

He has reached an adolescent level.


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Charlies intelligent is approaching

Nemurs and Strausss.

His former isolation from the world isstarting to disappear.


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PROGRESS REPORT 11

May 1-Charlie becomes infatuatedwith Alice Kinnian.

Charlie tries to admit that he loves her

but he failed to do so.May 3-Charlie is confused by his

memory: he often recalls his memory

during his childhood.


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May 8-He also found out that Gimpy

had betrayed Mr. Donners trust by

stealing money from Donners Bakery.May 9-He realizes that Gimpy had

made him part of the theft by having

getting him deliver under-pricedpackages to customers.


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MAY 10-Charlie finally confessed his

feelings to Alice but he was rejected.

Charlie confronts Gimpy and advice him

to stop stealing.

MAY 15-Charlie spends hours at

university library.


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MAY 17-Charlie remembered on their

concert date, he tries to make love to

Alice but a young voyeur distracts him. The young boy was a hallucination

caused by his anxiety.


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May 20-Charlie gets fired from the bakery

because other employees have begun to

hate him. His ex co-worker Fannie Birden, told him

that it is not natural for men to know more

than God has allowed him to know.


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May 25-Charlie visits Alices apartment

and discusses his depressed feelings.

Alice thinks of losing his job is symbolicof losing his real family.


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Charlie recalls a time when a woman

exposed herself to him as he made a

delivery from the bakery and remindshim how his mother beat him whenever

he got an erection.

Alice tries to calm him by kissing himbut Charlies sense of panic is too much

and he breaks down.



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REPORT 11

Charlies date with Alice demonstrates anatural development in his personalrelationships.

The voyeur suggests that there may be

some deep-seated sexual problems hehas yet to face.

His emotional development is becoming

more sophisticated regarding to hisepisode with Gimpy.

Charlie realizes that now he is maturingbut it is starting to make him feel

ostracized.


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THEMES

Charlie has reached an adolescent orpubescent level.

Charlies intellectual level has growth

rapidly. Fear of making love-Even though Charlie

has become an intelligent man, there is

still childish thought about sexuality inhim due to his childhood memories.


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LITEARARY DEVICES

Metaphor-echo like great church bellsin my mind refers to the great thinkers

like Freud and Plato.(pr 10,pg49)

Symbol-Alice thinks oflosing Charliesjob is symbolic of losing his real

family.(pr 11,pg 77)


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Onomatopoeia-Gimpy put his hand in

his pocket and Charlie hears the faint

clink of coins.(pr 11,pg 62)


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Hyperbole- I was seeing them clearly for

the first time-not gods or even

heroes.(pr 11, pg 49). Simile- I had be as guilty as Gimpy by

my silence.(pr 11, pg 62).

Alliteration-What happened today atthelab was very upsetting.

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