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Points for Flowers For Algernon Formative Assessment:

1. What are Charlie's observations of the doctors' and Ms Kinnian's behaviours towards him? Refer closely to the extract in your answer.
   

• Doctors behave in awkward and unresponsive manner
  
  • "appears to be uncomfortable"
    
  • "looks at me strangely and turns away"
    
  • "strange look on Dr. Strauss' face"
    
• Even Ms Kinnian behaves uncharacteristically towards Charlie and no longer interacts with him with ease and interest
  
  • "just stared at me blankly"
    
  • "she stopped me and laughed"
    
• Doctors treat Charlie as a perplexing presence
  
• Doctors and Ms Kinnian not as knowledgeable as Charlie expected, which shocks and disenchants Charlie.
  
  • "...angry at first when Dr. Strauss told me I was giving Dr. Nemur an inferiority complex"
    
  • "...thought he was mocking me"
    
  • "unacquainted with Hindustani and Chinese"
    
  • "and this worries me – Dr. Strauss doesn't know either – "
    
  • Charlie cannot accept that Dr. Nemur could be less intelligent than him, and even thought Dr. Nemur had deliberately snubbed him. Finally he realises he has been oversensitive and then feels indignant that a doctor of his stature had not considered other methods or acquiring other languages, showing his disappointment for Dr. Nemur's lack of intellectual explorations.
    
  • He also starts measuring Dr. Strauss in the same way and his lack of understanding and insight causes his disappointment.
    
  • His interaction with Ms Kinnian further seals his realisation and frustration that he has grown intellectually beyond those around him.
    

    
     

1. How do Charlie's reactions to the doctors and Ms Kinnian reveal his views about intelligence? Justify your answer with evidence from the extract.
   

• Charlie assumed that everyone would have the same level of intelligence, especially for those he for those he admired and respected.
  
  • "How was I to know that a highly respected psychoexperimentalist* like Nemur was unacquainted with Hindustani and Chinese?"
    
  • "Nemur couldn't even read them in the first place"
    
  • this worries me--Dr. Strauss doesn't know either
    
  • "…asked me what I meant about the mathematical variance equivalent in Dorbermann's Fifth Concerto."
    
  • Charlie feels shocked and surprised at the fact that Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss are not versed in languages. This shows how he has made the assumptions of what intelligence constitutes, and did not realise that not all were at the same level of intelligence as he is.
    
  • He is clearly frustrated that his attempt to speak simply with Ms Kinnian failed. However, for him to think that mathematical concepts can be used as a conversation topic shows his inability to discern and use his knowledge appropriately. He again assumes that others are just as intelligent as him.
    
• Charlie has the impression that intelligence provides understanding to all social or scientific problems and questions.
  
  • "I asked Dr. Strauss how Nemur could refute Rahajamati's attack on his method and results if Nemur couldn't even read them in the first place."
    
  • "I must review Vrostadt's equations on Levels of Semantic^ Progression
    
  • Charlie feels unsettled and confused when he is confronted with a scientific or social problem. He feels that the experiment requires more research and reaches out for formulas to solve relational issues with Ms Kinnian. This implies a heavy reliance on knowledge on Charlie's part to resolve obstacles or emotional confusion and shows how he is unable to apply his heightened intellect realistically.
    
• Although he may not be fully aware of the implications of his increased intelligence, he begins to see how intelligence can be a barrier to social interactions.
  
  • "I must be careful to speak and write clearly and simply so that people won't laugh."
    
  • "tried to avoid all discussions of intellectual concepts and to keep the conversation on a simple, everyday level"
    
  • "I guess I got angry, but I suspect I'm approaching her on the wrong level."
    
  • "I am unable to communicate "
    
  • "I don't communicate with people much any more. "
    
  • Despite the reliance on intelligence to help manoeuvre him through social interaction, Charlie starts to feel alienated and different once again. Although he is unable to connect with the people he respected or loved, even though concerted attempts were made to bridge the communication gap.
    
  • Charlie also begins to feel lonely and it is ironic that his desire to be like others has rendered acceptance and a sense of belonging even more unreachable.
    

1. "Despite an increased intelligence, Charlie has not shown any emotional or social growth." Do you agree with this statement? Support your answer with relevant evidence from this extract and another significant event in Flowers for Algernon.
   

• NO (i.e. some emotional or social growth) – Charlie displays partial growth emotionally and socially.
  
  • To a large extent, Charlie shows greater awareness of what is happening around him, and is able to make observations of people. He is also able to state his feelings lucidly.
    
  • Charlie has grown since the reader encounters him in the first few progress reports where he has had difficulty recognizing his fears or frustrations. He is also more observant and can infer responses to him.
    
  • Thus, an increased intelligence has provided Charlie a glimpse to understanding himself and to how others react to him as well.
    
• Charlie displays more complex emotions through accurate statements of how he feels.
  
  • "I was angry at first"
    
  • "I'm oversensitive at being made fun of."
    
  • "this worries me"
    
  • "I am very disturbed"
    
  • "I guess I got angry"
    
  • The wide range of vocabulary that states his feelings so clearly shows a wide range of emotions that were unavailable to him in the earlier parts of the story.
    
  • However, he seems to struggle with these emotions and does not seem to cope well. He chooses to respond by withdrawing, so that he can avoid feeling negative.
    
• Charlie displays an effort to socialise and regulate his behaviour to suit the situation.
  
  • "must be careful"
    
  • "tried to avoid"
    
  • "suspect I'm approaching her on the wrong level"
    
  • Charlie writes about his vain efforts to communicate with the doctors and Ms Kinnian and one can see how self-consciousness overwhelms Charlie.
    
  • He recognises the intellectual gap and begins to accept the fact that it may never be bridged and thus starts becoming a recluse(loner) with his books and music.
    
• Partial and painful social and emotional growth in Charlie is also seen in other parts of the story (breakthroughs)
  
  • Incident of the boy at the restaurant
    
  • Incident when he finds out that his friends were making fun of him, understanding what "pulling a Charlie Gordon means"
    
  • Realising how beautiful and young Miss Kinnian is, and using the word "love"
    
  • He experiences the intensity of emotions and has an enjoyable dinner with Ms Kinnian, showing an ability to interact comfortably until his intellectual capacity increased beyond Ms Kinnian's.
    
• YES (i.e. no emotional and social growth) – Charlie is still socially inept.
  
  • In this extract, Charlie is still unable to fully integrate into society as he seems to be able to discuss academic concepts, and not social small talk.
    
  • Charlie's growth is minimal or even reduced as he even loses touch with Ms Kinnian, a person whom he trusted and interacted well with previously.
    
• Charlie's attempts to socialise failed, and he eventually withdraws from society.
  
  • "When I tried to explain she stopped me and laughed."
    
  • "Thank God for books and music and things I can think about."
    
  • "I am alone in my apartment at Mrs. Flynn's boardinghouse most of the time and seldom speak to anyone."
    
  • Charlie's choice to withdraw is an indication of his inability to deal with his emotions and his inability to communicate.
    
  • Intelligence has "driven a wedge" between him and others, leading to a worse situation than before the operation.
    
• Even others spurn him and reject him, and social growth becomes even less possible.
  
  • The petition for the factory to sack him.
    
  • This illustrates the complete social alienation Charlie faces.
    

  
   

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