Flowers for Algernon Chapters 15 16 Describe Charlies

Flowers for Algernon: Chapters 15 -16

Describe Charlie’s reception when he takes Algernon back to the lab. �The men are cautious when Charlie comes back because they don’t want him to leave again

What question did Charlie ask Burt? �He asked him where he will end up when he dies

2 a. What was Burt’s reply? �He will go to the Warren State Home

What is Algernon’s condition at this point in the novel? �He is regressing and becoming more and more angry

Describe the meeting between Fay and Alice. �Alice and Fay like each other

What was Charlie’s behavior like after his talk with Alice. �He works around the clock at the lab

5 a. Infer why he may have responded the way that he did. �He realizes that he may never make love to Alice �He is upset by this and puts all of his energy into his work �He may also want to stop the decline so that he can continue to try to make love to Alice

What happened at Mrs. Nemur’s cocktail party? �Charlie is upset that Nemur is not treating him as a human being �Nemur says that Charlie is not grateful �At the end of the party, Charlie realizes that Nemur is right

What did Dr. Strauss say had come up in recent therapy sessions? �He says that new Charlie and old Charlie are present

What is the Algernon-Gordon effect? �It is the report that Charlie wrote

8 a. What does the Algernon. Gordon effect mean? �The rate at which Charlie improves will be the exact rate that he declines

What happens to Algernon? �He dies

Describe Charlie’s visit to see his mother. �Charlie’s mother remembers Charlie and then doesn’t �She comes after Charlie with a knife because she thinks he is looking at Norma sexually

10 a. Describe Charlie’s meeting with Norma. �Norma doesn’t remember their childhood �She wants Charlie to stay to help take care of their mother

THE BIG QUESTION: How does Charlie’s truth change about his mother and his sister after seeing them? �He realizes that they are regular people who have made mistakes