Flowers for Algernon
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Main Ideas
- Exploration of human intelligence and its impact on personality, self-awareness, and interpersonal relationships
- Critique of societal attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities and their integration into society
- The ethical issues surrounding scientific experiments on humans and the consequences of artificially interfering with the natural development of personality
- Reflection on the significance of happiness, love, friendship, and personal growth in human life
- Seeking answers to questions about the meaning of life, humanity, and the true value of intellectual abilities
Date of publication: 14 May 2024
Last updated: 8 July 2024
———Flowers for Algernon
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Genre: Science Fiction