Does Science Sometimes Go to Far?
“ Does science sometimes go to far?”
In this day, Science has greatly affected and improved our world. It certainly does a lot of great things, but sometimes can go too far. Science can be thought of being used too far because of many reasons. In the short story Flowers For Algernon, science’s ability of progressing to far more and even its negative aspects was greatly expressed throughout the course of the story. The story was told by a series of journal entries written by the main character, Charlie Gordon. He was selected to undergo an experimental brain surgery designed to enhance his intelligence. The entries explained Charlie’s experiences and transition from a mentally disabled individual to a genius. In the story, Charlie’s lack of intelligence made him a trusting and eager to please man. Thus, a team of doctors who promised him that his intellectual competence might increase by getting a surgery mistreated him. It was clear in the narration that Charlie was taken advantage of because of his disability. Charlie wrote, “ He said I had a good motorvation. I never even knew I had that. I felt proud when he said that not everybody with an eye-q of 68 had that thing”, evidently, he was victimized. Charlie did not even have any knowledge before the surgery about what the doctors will do to him or any assurance if he will live or not. Briefly, skilled professionals can sometimes take science too far by means of experiments and mistreatment of someone’s incompetence. Similarly, the short story Mirror Image, unfolds a story of Alice who underwent a brain transplant into a new body and her struggle finding her true identity. Science contributed to her story by a method of operation but seemed to have caused her more of a manner of uncertainties and confusion with her identity. The question of identity came in when Alice’s identical twin sister Jenny had her doubts. Alice wanted to read Jenny’s diary but she refused her. When Alice told her that they had
In this day, Science has greatly affected and improved our world. It certainly does a lot of great things, but sometimes can go too far. Science can be thought of being used too far because of many reasons. In the short story Flowers For Algernon, science’s ability of progressing to far more and even its negative aspects was greatly expressed throughout the course of the story. The story was told by a series of journal entries written by the main character, Charlie Gordon. He was selected to undergo an experimental brain surgery designed to enhance his intelligence. The entries explained Charlie’s experiences and transition from a mentally disabled individual to a genius. In the story, Charlie’s lack of intelligence made him a trusting and eager to please man. Thus, a team of doctors who promised him that his intellectual competence might increase by getting a surgery mistreated him. It was clear in the narration that Charlie was taken advantage of because of his disability. Charlie wrote, “ He said I had a good motorvation. I never even knew I had that. I felt proud when he said that not everybody with an eye-q of 68 had that thing”, evidently, he was victimized. Charlie did not even have any knowledge before the surgery about what the doctors will do to him or any assurance if he will live or not. Briefly, skilled professionals can sometimes take science too far by means of experiments and mistreatment of someone’s incompetence. Similarly, the short story Mirror Image, unfolds a story of Alice who underwent a brain transplant into a new body and her struggle finding her true identity. Science contributed to her story by a method of operation but seemed to have caused her more of a manner of uncertainties and confusion with her identity. The question of identity came in when Alice’s identical twin sister Jenny had her doubts. Alice wanted to read Jenny’s diary but she refused her. When Alice told her that they had