Charlie Gordon In Daniel Keyes Flowers For Algernon

In the story “Flowers for Algernon” written by Daniel Keyes a character arises who is both brave and persistent. This character is named Charlie Gordon. Charlie is 37 years old and has a condition where his brain power is ultimately very low. The story is written in the form of Charlie's progress reports. In the progress reports it tells what he did and how he is feeling, it also shows his progress in his writing and vocabulary usage. Charlie Gordon is both brave and persistent and shows it in many forms.
Charlie exudes bravery during “Flowers for Algernon.” Charlie is undergoing a mind altering procedure where he is the first human undergoing the treatment. This can be an example of extreme bravery because he does not know what the