ENG 4C1: Flowers for Algernon
Progress Reports 1 – 8 Review: Find that Quote!
As a review of the key ideas from the novel thus far, find 2 quotes for each of the topics below.
Be sure to record the progress report and the page number. Then in the space provided, explain
what the significance of the quote.
1. Charlie is an ideal candidate for surgery.
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2. Charlie had a difficult childhood.
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3. Society’s poor treatment of the mentally disabled.
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ENG 4C1: Flowers for Algernon
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4. Charlie is treated as an experimental subject as opposed to a human being.
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5. The ethics of human experimentation.
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