Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes | Book Club Fiction

Suggested by: Jack O.
Pages to read: 182
ISBN: B003WJQ74E (Originally listed edition)
ISBN: 9780547539638 (Edition Eugene is using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•Who is Algernon?
•Who is Dr. Strauss?
•Who is Alice Kinnian?
•Who is Fay Lillman?
•What does Charlie think of Algernon?
•Why was Charlie chosen for the operation?
•How do people treat and think of Charlie before and after the operation?
•What ironic things does Charlie realize after getting intelligence?
•Is Algernon’s and Charlie’s intelligence permanent?
•How does Charlie use the new found intelligence?
•Should they have made Charlie smart?
•How fast does Charlie read?
•Is learning during sleep possible?
•What is the difference between conscious and subconscious?
•How was Charlie treated at the bakery?
•How does Charlie handle Gimpy’s extra source of income?
•How does Charlie’s love life change?
•How is Charlie’s emotional intelligence?
•How do Charlie’s parents treat Charlie as a child?
•How does Charlie appropriate Charlie’s relatives after gaining intelligence?
•How does Nemur make Charlie feel?
•What does Charlie think of the researchers?
•What did Charlie do at the conference that honored the achieve of Algernon and Charlie?
•What happens when Charlie gets drunk?
•Why does Charlie come back to the researchers?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.