Charly story
A mentally retarded adult is selected by two doctors to undergo a surgical procedure that triples his IQ as it did for Algernon, a laboratory mouse who also underwent the same procedure.
15 total · 7 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| compassion | major | Dr. Alice Kinnian showed sympathy for her mentally retarded student Charly. |
| ignorance is bliss | major | The mentally challenged man Charly was leading a contented life until such time as he underwent an intelligence boosting operation. |
| intelligence augmentation technology | major | The intellectually challenged adult Charly underwent a surgical procedure that tripled his IQ. |
| mental retardation | major | The intellectually challenged adult Charly underwent a surgical procedure that tripled his IQ. |
| romantic love | major | Charly an Alice Kinnian. |
| the thirst for knowledge | major | Charly was reading everything he could get his hands on in an effort to educate himself. |
| what it is like to be different | major | The mentally challenged man Charly longed to be a normal member of society after he got an intelligence boosting operation. He found, however, that he didn't fit in any better when he was a genius than he did when he was mentally challenged. |
| coping with romantic rejection | minor | Charly went on a drinking and whoring spree after being rejected by Alice. |
| cruelty | minor | Charly's coworkers at the bakery were especially cruel to him. |
| engaged couple | minor | Alice Kinnian and Hank. |