Flowers for Algernon
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Progris riport 1 Progris riport 2 3d progris riport Progris riport 4 Progris riport 5 Progris riport 6 Progress Report 7 Progress Report 8 Progress Report 9 Progress Report 10 Progress Report 11 Progress Report 12 Progress Report 13 Progress Report 14 Progress Report 15 Progress Report 16 Progress Report 17
Themes
All Themes Ignorance, Intelligence, and Happiness Intelligence vs. Wisdom and Morality Pride, Hubris, and the Tragic Hero Cruelty and Bullying Love and Sexuality
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Characters
All Characters Charlie Gordon Alice Kinnian Algernon Professor Harold Nemur Doctor Strauss Rose Gordon (Charlie’s mother) Fay Lillman Norma Gordon Fanny Birden
Symbols
All Symbols Algernon’s Maze Charlie’s Hallucinations (younger Charlie) Adam and Eve
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dramatic Irony Flashbacks Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Pathos Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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