Looks like im the second to post...had to go through the book once to remember what went on...so here goes...
The first time i read the book i thought it was a mistake. There were typing errors every other sentence. It was an interesting way to write a story. I have never read something along this genre before and it was intriging to follow the whole story. I wanted to find out more about this Charlie Gordon Guy.
In progress reports. That was how it was written. In a way it was like documenting a living science experiment. How the subject was feeling. How the subject felt. What the subject went through.
Charlie was a retard who decided upon himself to want to be a learned person. He thought that if he became smart, people would respond and relate better to him. That he would make more friends. I guess its in everyone of us to make friends. To find someone who can relate to you. To find a place in society. No one wants to be left out. In a world of billions of people, how can one person possibly survive on their own?
Well the roller coaster ride of Charlie didn't stop there. He became smart. A Genius. His change was extraordinary. I was not convinced that such a procedure existed. However i left space for imagination. Taking the story as it is. Before he was smart he had emotional swings. Even after that when his brain slowly deteriorated he became emotional once again.
The ethics of such a procedure would leave people questioning whether it was right or wrong. Should we really be tampering with our natural selves? Why are we always pursueing perfection, when all we need is right here in front of us. Is it human nature to want to be perfect? To always look for progress? I think we should slow down every once in awhile to explore the Earth's natural beauty, rather than move even quicker forward. The more we have, the more we have to lose.
Well i guess i will write up to here...looking forward to read everyone else's views.
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