Thursday, September 22, 2011
week 3 post, Martha Brushaber
In the book Flowers for Algernon I think that Charlie was denied having a voice ever since he was born. His disabilities limited him to knowledge of his surroundings, and he never knew what was fully going on around him until later in the book when he has flashbacks. Charlie couldn't speak out against his parents, because he was afraid. His mother resented him the most, and his father just watched it all happen. He too didn't really have a voice in this book. He couldnt tell his wife to stop treating his son like she did. He had no voice in the family. After Charlie was sent to the Warren center he was treated as a specimen to their experiments. They knew Charlie couldn't understand much, so they took advantage of him to study his every move. It wasn't until he had surgery and became smart that he had a voice. As soon as he was respected more and was smarter he was able to make decisions for himself. I feel like people thought that since Charlie was mentally reatarded he couldn't make decisions for himself. It is important for anyone in society to have a voice no matter what their mental abilities are.
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I defiantly agree with you. Charlie did not have a voice until he had the surgery. I feel having the surgery was the best for him because it gave him voice because he understood and was smart. He could make his own decisions like you said. His father defiantly should of stood up for charlie. His mom was too rough and mean to charlie. Charlie did not understand and his mom was upset that he was not that smart. His dad should of had a voice for Charlie to his mom that had too much of a voice. Also when he went to the clinic the professors should not of used him as a ginni pig. It gave Charlie no vice and the professors too much voice. In the novel Flowers For Algernon, there was defiantly a lot of voice going on. From lacking voice and having voice to having too much voice.
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