All in all, I think Flowers for Algernon is a great story. It was heartbreaking for me, especially towards the end as Charlie's mind deteriorates at a fast rate.
The story evoked a lot of emotions in me such as anger, pity and sadness.
It taught me a great deal about the wonders of science however I have to admit some of them do not seem realistic. It also taught me how to value the things I'm blessed with such as the capability of my brain. We should not take our brains for granted because people like Charlie desperately want to have a normal brain so that they can learn.
We should also treat people like Charlie with respect although they are very different from us.
This is because they are human beings too and have feelings. We cannot simply chuck their feelings aside and treat them like dirt, like what his supposedly friends did to him.

It was moving for me as Charlie got to experience love but then it was short-lived. But it's better to receive a little than not get any. He savoured every moment of it when he had high IQ. He saw the world through a new window and appreciated every little thing, even those that we tend to disregard. I pitied him because he was just a subject of an experiment. Anyhow, it was for a good cause and he acknowledged that fact.
I could feel his anger and sorrow when he came to know that all his life, his so-called friends were making a fool out of him, for their pleasure.
I could see the transformation in his character after the experiment. A bittersweet ending.

Overall, the story is worth reading. I would love to go on ranting but time's catching up fast!

Nurul Syazwani Akhbar
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