In Daniel Keyes’ compelling novel, Flowers for Algernon, the main character undergoes both important emotional and physical changes. The book has an interesting twist, as it is described in the characters “progress reports”. This book has a science fiction undertone, and takes place in exciting New York City. As the novel begins, the main character, Charlie Jordan is thirty-two years old, but cannot remember anything from his childhood. Charlie Jordan words at a bakery in …showed first 75 words of 1059 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1059 total…he has lost, and his own bleak future. In conclusion, in the book Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes gives the reader an excellent insight into the life of a mentally retarded person. Although the end for Charlie was disappointing, it is understood. The author awakens a level of sympathy and an exceptional empathy in the reader for Charlie Jordan, who is always a victim but struggles till the end for self-respect and acceptance from society.