After the tremendous acclaim "Flower's for Algernon" received, Keyes expanded the story into a novel. Do you think there needs to be more to the story? Do you prefer having the story end without showing you the rest of Charlie's deterioration of do you want to read on?
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I would prefer having a more explained ending. I would also like to know what his family is like and if they are supportive of the operation. Is the family concerned about Charlie? Do they wish for him to proceed with a surgery? I do think that the short story is amazing as it is, but if the ending was explained more, as to how his life was when he moved, then I think that the short story would have gotten even more hits.
ReplyDeleteLike Emma I would like to have a longer ending. There are so many questions to be asked like, for example: Does Charlie ever get married? How does he die, naturally or by man? Does he ever become happy again? Does his intelligence return? Those are just a few questions that I have to ask. The story was good but if it had a better ending it would have been 3 times better at least...
ReplyDeleteI would have liked to read on because there are so many different things Charlie could have done. i also wanted to read on because there are still a lot of things that haven't been found out about Charlie. For instance, Does Charlie ever get "FRIENDS", or does he ever get a new job... and if he does what is it... do the people like him and treat him well, would he ever have another teacher or person he can refer to like Ms. Kinnian. I really loved this short story but i would have way more aprreciated it if it longer.
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