Published in 1959, the short story preceded the famous novel Flowers for Algernon and movie Charly about Algernon, a laboratory mouse who had undergone experimental brain surgery to increase his intelligence. Flowers for Algernon is one of the perfect classic short stories if we wish to discuss these topics from a historical perspective and assess how far society has come since the mid-20th-century. We have chosen this story because it touches on perennial scientific topics such as human subject research, animal research, and science ethics, while also addressing attitudes towards the mentally disabled. Flowers for Algernon, written by Daniel Keyes, is the third short story we read in Tales We Read, the Fall 2020 semester recreational reading program at Rutgers – New Brunswick.
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