Compare And Contrast Flowers For Algernon And Come Touch His Cheeks

The novel “Flowers For Algernon” and the poem “Come Touch His Cheeks” both portrays the experiences a mentally challenged patient, however, through different viewpoints. “Flowers For Algernon” is told in the perspective of the mentally challenged patient, Charlie Gordon, while “Come Touch His Cheeks” is narrated by the mother of a challenged, young boy. Through different perspectives, both texts suggest that the world treats innocent and mentally impaired people with cruelty. People treat these patients in an inconsiderate way through their lack of patience and understanding. Before Charlie becomes temperately intelligent by an operation, he was constantly being beaten and ridiculed by his friends and even own his parents. As a result, he