Charlie's Hardship - Jennifer 9-2

                                                           Character Commandant

"I'm forgetting things I learned recently. It seems to be following the classic pattern, the last things learned are first things forgotten. Or is that the pattern? Better look it up again." Page 206

R: Charlie is pretty much having to look up words and things he doesn't remember. He's acting pretty calm in this quote, and just doing what he has to for himself. I'm guessing he's feeling pretty bad, just not saying it. His main problem is him now having a pattern of forgetting the last things he's learned. Charlies already come to the realization that he is having a loss of memory. That's what the author has revealed in this passage from the book.

"Fay has a new boy friend. I went home last night to be with her. I went to my room first to get a bottle and then headed over on the fire escape. But fortunately I looked before going in. They were together on the couch. Strange, I don't really care. It's almost a relief." Page 166

R: Charlie was gonna go to Fay, until he saw her with another man. He doesn't really care about that for some reason. He's feeling fine about, and not taking it to heart. This doesn't seem to be a big problem to him or any hardship. The authors revealed Charlies change of feeling towards Fay.

"I had dreamed of a time like this, but now that it was here, what good was it? I couldn't tell her what was going to happen to me. And yet, could I ask her affection on false pretenses? Why kid myself ? If I had still been the old, feebleminded, independent Charlie, she wouldn't have spoken to me the same way. So what right did I have to it now? My mask would soon be ripped away." Page 191

R: Charlies finally come to visit his mother, and his sister has come. He couldn't come to terms with telling his sister he'll be turning autistic again. He doesn't think he needs to tell her, as he's just seen her after such a long time. He's realized that if he had come to her as he was before this surgery, she'd never speak to him the same way. The author is trying to show that Charlies slowly becoming his old self.

"I was seeing myself as I had really become: Nemur had said it. I was an arrogant, self-centered bastard. Unlike Charlie, I was incapable of making friends or thinking about other people and their problems. I was interested in myself, and myself only. For one long moment in that mirror I had seen myself through Charlies eyes- looked down at myself and saw what I hard really become. And I was ashamed." Page 176

R: Charlies seeing himself as how he's really become now. Everything Nemur has said about him, he's now realizing it's true. The problem with Charlie is his smarter self, it's turned himself into a self entered and arrogant guy. This Charlie can't even make friends like the old Charlie did. The authors shown that there are two people within Charlie, his intelligent self and autistic self.

"I'm going to Marks Street to visit my mother tomorrow. A dream last night triggered off a sequence of memories, lit up a whole slice of the past and the important thing is to get done on paper quickly before I forget it because I seem to forget things sooner now. It has to do with my mother, and now more than ever I want to understand her, to know what she was like and why she acted the way she did. I mustn't hate her. I've got to come to terms with her before I see her so that I won't act harshly or foolishly." Page 180 

R: Charlies getting ready to finally see his mother after over ten years. He's preparing himself for this important moment of his life. He's not remembering things, so now has to quickly write it on paper. He's finally got himself to come to terms with his mother. This shows the progress he's made with himself to take the strength and do this. 

illustrator

"Why haven't I ever notice how beautiful Alice Kinnian is?she has pigeon soft brown eyes and feathery brown hair down to the hollow of her neck.When she smiles,her lips looks as if she's pouting."



In chose this picture because in that paragraph Charley is describing miss Kinnian how she looks with every single description of hers.Like how she looks,her hair color her eyes color and her neck

Charlie's GONE

Charlies losing his mind. Fay is with someone else , Alice has been sent away , and Charlie only had time for himself. He's filling his mind with knowledge.

Charlie knows he was only using Fay to keep himself steady, and Fay is fed up with Charlie . Later Charlie finds Fay with another man in her apartment.

Charlie devours every little peice of a fact. His theory is that as the stuff he already learned will disappear, if he finds new knowledge, that will stay with him.

Charlie sends Alice away. He only has time for himself he says. He wants to be alone. 

Charlie gets angry for little things for example Dr Numeur for running more tests on him. 

He went to see his mom and his sister. He was expecting to hate his sister and for that to go both ways. But he was surprised to find his mom and sister proud and sorry for ever sending him off to the warren home.

Charlie is gone. Or leaving. He is losing the smart part of his mind. The old Charlie wants his body back. This Charlie is split between the line of "on the edge" and "everything's alright." This new Charlie is finally gone. 

Haven't left myself behind - Jennifer Amponsah 9-2

Section Three (Illustrator):

This picture shows the two sides of Charlie. From reading section three you learn that the autistic Charlie is still in him. Whenever he starts drinking, his retarded Charlie comes out, Charlie knows that's and accepts that. The beer bottle represents the autistic Charlie. The brain represents the fresh new smart Charlie. The bottle is cracked because the autistic Charlie wants to break out and become free again. This picture is inspired by the part when Charlie gets drunk, and afterwards the women he hangs out with in his apartment tells him he was acting really different from drinking. From that you know that he was acting retarded, autistically how he was before. I chose that scene to draw something from because it really surprised me. I never expected Charlie to be able to become autistic again, especially from drinking. I put the Charlies name on the beer bottle, the way he used to write it before he got smarter, to represent that once he drinks it his original self comes back. I drew the beer bottle on the brain because I want to show that autistic Charlie is imbedded within his brain, and will always be with him wherever he goes.

                                      

Charlie's got feelings too

       Charlie is having a hard time copping with the fact that he's getting smarter and wasn't realizing it. Page # 109That is one of the ways he is confused and possibly lonely . Page # 134 Charlie is facing very many Challenges in his life right now. he is angry with doctor Nemur & all the other doctors because he feels Used in a way.page # 109 Charlie is learning to care for  algernon. Alice and Charlie are leaving each other alone for a while even though they are deeply in love with each other. Page # 143.

Being smart isn't easy - Jennifer Amponsah

Q & A

1: How has Charlie changed from the beginning of the book to now ? 

Charlie has tremendously changed from the start to now. The treatments definitely did workout on him, just as his doctors told him so. His IQ has skyrocketed from where he was before, which was pretty low, and has yet to increase higher and higher. A lot of his memories have been coming to him. He now realized how people use and treat him. Charlie is a smarter person, and knows a lot more then even his own doctors. It's awesome how much progress he's made.

2: Why hasn't Alice and Charlie's relationship worked out ?

Charlie's rise in intelligence is what affected their relationship. Alice doesn't feel as smart as Charlie, which makes her self conscious about herself, and that's not a good thing for a relationship. As well as Alice simply thinking Charlie isn't ready, which I agree with. Charlie is still learning about women, and still getting to know how things in the work and happen. 

3: Are Charlie's doctors really a fraud ?

They are to Charlie because he's so intelligent, and was easy to translate all the other information the doctors couldn't do. To normal people they're not. Not everyone can quickly translate a language their not familiar with as fast as Charlie. The doctors simply didn't know that they possibly used someone else's idea. But their still smart, and put these theories into action with hardwork and dedication in Charlie. I don't think Charlie's doctors are a fraud. 

4: How are Charlie's memories affecting him ?

Charlie has remembered a lot of his past, which weren't all really pleasant. Although Charlie hasn't really wrote a lot about how he feels remembering his past, I believe he's hurt by it. His intelligence probably helps him not to take these non pleasant memories to deeply hurt himself physically, and mentally.

5: Has Charlie's intelligence gotten in the way of his life ?

Yes, it definitely has. Its gotten in the way of his job, friends, school, and his love life. It surely has helped him get to know the truth about himself and others, but still has negatively impacted him. No one said this treatment would just come with great things, there's always bad things that tag along.  

Connecting to the story- Madi stevens 9-2

Connections 

       I can connect to this story in one major way. Well, in the book it does not clearly state how Charlie is mentally ill or what disease he has. Many people that have talked about this book with me has said that he has autism. My little 4 year old cousin Jett, has autism, He was diagnosed with autism when he was 2 years old. He is non verbal and he has trouble focusing on people trying to talk to him or other things he's doing but he has made a great improvement since he was diagnosed. Back in 1962 when the book was written, autism wasn't a big diagnoses but now, people are trying to get autism better for humans. Jett has a very long attention span for movies and tv shows, he could sit and watch his favourite show for hours. My cousin is getting a lot of help with his autism but I am worried he will have the similar stuggles win friendships that Charlie struggled with. 

http://youtu.be/d4G0HTIUBlI

http://theautismphotographyproject.com/category/jetts-story/

Mood Maven ~ Junaid Arif

In the Story Flowers For Algernon The Author uses bad grammar to show us Charley's point pf view such as bad spelling.The Author uses sad mood in the story because Charley is stupid and no one wants to talk to him The mood throughout the story is suspenseful because the reader is waiting for Charley to get smart in.The Author Uses Complicated words,bad grammar and poor vocabulary because Charley is mentally challenged in the story



1."I couldn't werk the puzzles so good because it was all broke and the pieces couldn't fit in the holes'"
The mood in the story right now is frustrating because Charley doesn't know what hes doing and hes frustrated.


2."Dr Strauss says i should keep a notebook in my pokit for things i don't remembir"

The mood in this section is very forget full because chrarley keeps forgetting things