Yalçın, Ceren (2013) To what extent is happiness related with intelligence over the character Charlie Gordon of the novel ‘Flowers for Algernon’? Other thesis, TED ANKARA COLLEGE FOUNDATION PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL.
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Abstract
In the novel ‘Flowers for Algernon’, written by Daniel Keyes, the story of Charlie Gordon who is diagnosed with mental retardation who undergoes an experiment to increase his IQ is told. The novel consists of the progress reports which Charlie Gordon writes throughout his journey of getting smarter. I decided to research the question: “To what extent is happiness related with intelligence over the character Charlie Gordon of the novel ‘Flowers for Algernon’?”. I studied if there is a direct relationship – mostly expected as a positive one - between happiness and intelligence, Because I like science fictional novels and I find the experiments made on humans interesting, I chose to work on the novel ‘Flowers for Algernon’. I chose to write on whether there is a relationship between happiness and intelligence level since it can clearly be observed from this novel over Charlie’s change. This is an outstanding issue to write about since in the novel, the change of Charlie’s mood, affected by the given operation over weights the other themes. I reached a conclusion that happiness is not directly proportional with intelligence. The happiness of a human being can be destroyed if the ongoing order of that person is disturbed or changed. In the novel, Charlie’s happiness is not affected because his intelligence increased but because his order is disturbed by creating a new world for him and making him live in that world that he is not used to. Intelligence may bring sadness rather than happiness contrary to what is expected.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Other) |
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| Additional Information: | IB Notu: C |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon, happiness |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PE English |
| Depositing User: | Users 114 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Sep 2013 13:39 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Sep 2013 13:39 |
| URI: | http://tedprints.tedankara.k12.tr/id/eprint/346 |
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