Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Flowers for Algernon


This book touched me on many emotional levels. But I shall keep this to a philosophical analysis.

Firstly, is a person who is not intellectually conscious of his being still a person?

Secondly, for Charlie, cynicism is all that greets him when he first gets "educated". But soon, he sees past all that and realizes that good has to start from him, as an active agent. He who has seen past his "ego" and sees that there is real truth, embraces the challenge and works towards it by working upon himself. Kudos..

Thirdly, an inquiring and open mind is a sad sad thing to lose.

I will put it more as I give it more thought....

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