week 4 post

I enjoyed Flowers for Algernon more than Of Mice and Men because it’s overall a better read. Of Mice and Men wasn’t very detailed and even though it was a shorter book it was almost harder to read because you had to take in so much information at once. In Flowers for Algernon you got to learn more in detail about the characters, so it made the novel more interesting. The novels basically say that if someone isn’t normal then they don’t and will never fit in with society. The only time that Charlie was accepted in society was when he was smart, but before that everyone treated him poorly. Lennie and Charlie play the main role in the author’s message about intelligence, but in very different ways. Lennie was not book smart, but knew how to be a hard worker and cared about others feelings. The Of Mice and Men author had a message that even if someone isn’t intelligent doesn’t mean that they are completely dumb. In Flowers for Algernon Charlie played a role in the author’s message that sometimes not being smart is better than being smart. After the operation when Charlie became smart he noticed things that he didn’t before like people making fun of him and judging him. Both authors did show that whether someone is smart or dumb they are still a human and it is wrong for them to be treated as if they aren’t.