Discussion Questions
1. Throughout the novel, how does Charlie’s evolving intelligence impact and/or change his views on life and the world around him?
2. Do you believe that Charlie made the right decision to undergo the surgery? Why or why not? Was his choice justified?
3. How did Charlie’s flashbacks represent how his past has shaped him into the person he is today?
4. Why did Charlie have such a compulsive connection with Algernon?
5. In your perspective which characters had a positive impact on Charlie and which had a negative impact on him and how?
6. How does the novel represent people and society in our own lives?
2. Do you believe that Charlie made the right decision to undergo the surgery? Why or why not? Was his choice justified?
3. How did Charlie’s flashbacks represent how his past has shaped him into the person he is today?
4. Why did Charlie have such a compulsive connection with Algernon?
5. In your perspective which characters had a positive impact on Charlie and which had a negative impact on him and how?
6. How does the novel represent people and society in our own lives?