Flowers for Algernon Flashcards
What is the order that the stories came out?
1- Short story
2- Novel
3- Movie
4- Musical
F4A was written by __________ in ____.
Daniel Keyes in 1959
Since Algernon and Charlie have some of the same experiences, they are called ________ characters.
Parallel
The strongest conflict in the story is ______________.
Character vs self
What are some themes of the story?
Self acceptance
Tolerance for others
Coming of age
Danger of science
What genre is the novel and when was it written?
Science fiction
1966
What was the musical called?
Charlie and Algernon
What was the name of the movie and when did it come out?
Charly
1968
What was the name of the memoir?
Algernon, Charlie, and I
What type of story is F4A?
Epistolary story–
A diary or journal
Who is the speaker?
Charlie Gordon
1st person
Charlie has a __ IQ that tripled to ___.
68
204
What are the symbols of luck for Charlie?
His lucky penny
His rabbit foot
What is The Algernon-Gordon Effect?
The intelligence will decrease at the same rate or even faster than it increased.
He put flowers on ________’s grave, not only remembrance of ________, but for _______.
Algernon, Algernon
Himself
Who are the antagonists?
Frank and Joe
Dr Straus and Dr Nemur
Algernon
Charlie
Who are the protagonists?
Ms Kinnian
Charlie
Where did Charlie work in the short story?
A box factory
Where did Charlie work in the movie?
A bread factory
What are the conflicts?
Character vs self
Character vs society
Character vs character
Character vs destiny
Is Ms Kinnian dynamic or static?
Dynamic
What is a moral of this story?
It’s not okay to make fun of people who have mental issues because they can’t control it.
Give a sentence for apathetic.
The employee’s apathetic attitude was apparent in the rude way he greeted customers.
Name a sentence using subconscious.
Even though we do not realize it, our subconscious has a way of guiding us through life.
