Ethics In Charlie Gordon's 'Flowers For Algernon'
Lauren Kline
Putman
Hour 4
15 November 2016
Argument Essay
Ethics are a person's standards and their morals. In the story "Flowers for Algernon," Charlie Gordon is a 32-year-old man who has the opportunity to undergo a surgical procedure that will make him smarter. This procedure had already been performed on a laboratory mouse, Algernon, and made him smarter; Charlie will be the first human they try it on. Charlie Gordon's doctors did not act ethically when they performed the surgery to make him smarter.
Charlie's doctors did not act ethically because they just wanted to do it for the fame. Dr. Nemur really wanted to get famous by doing this experiment. His wife really wanted to be married to a well-known famous scientists. Dr. Strauss wanted to wait but Dr. Nemur wanted to rush it. In "Flower's for Algernon," Dr. Nemur says how he wants to hurry up and do the sugery do then he can become well …show more content…
Towards the end of the story, Dr. Strauss was wondering what they would have done differently so that Algernon would not have died and possibly Charlie. Step two on making ethical decisions is to "predict what will happen in the future (Dobrin)."
Charlie Gordon's doctors did not act ethically when they performed the surgery to make him smarter. His doctors rushed the surgery rather than waiting to get to know Charlie more. Also, his doctor's did not tell him all the risks. Even though he didn’t ask, they still should have told him all of them instead of only a few of them. These are some of the reasons how Charlie's doctors did not act ethically.
Works Cited
Dobrin, Arthur, D.S.W "Five Steps to Better Ethical Decision Making." Psychology Today. Sussex Publishers, LLC, 13 July 2012. Web. 10 November 2016
Siegler, M., and W. Winslade. "Ethics in Medicine." Clinical Ethics. By A. R. Jonsen. 7th ed. N.p.: McGraw-Hill, 2010, N. pag.
Putman
Hour 4
15 November 2016
Argument Essay
Ethics are a person's standards and their morals. In the story "Flowers for Algernon," Charlie Gordon is a 32-year-old man who has the opportunity to undergo a surgical procedure that will make him smarter. This procedure had already been performed on a laboratory mouse, Algernon, and made him smarter; Charlie will be the first human they try it on. Charlie Gordon's doctors did not act ethically when they performed the surgery to make him smarter.
Charlie's doctors did not act ethically because they just wanted to do it for the fame. Dr. Nemur really wanted to get famous by doing this experiment. His wife really wanted to be married to a well-known famous scientists. Dr. Strauss wanted to wait but Dr. Nemur wanted to rush it. In "Flower's for Algernon," Dr. Nemur says how he wants to hurry up and do the sugery do then he can become well …show more content…
Towards the end of the story, Dr. Strauss was wondering what they would have done differently so that Algernon would not have died and possibly Charlie. Step two on making ethical decisions is to "predict what will happen in the future (Dobrin)."
Charlie Gordon's doctors did not act ethically when they performed the surgery to make him smarter. His doctors rushed the surgery rather than waiting to get to know Charlie more. Also, his doctor's did not tell him all the risks. Even though he didn’t ask, they still should have told him all of them instead of only a few of them. These are some of the reasons how Charlie's doctors did not act ethically.
Works Cited
Dobrin, Arthur, D.S.W "Five Steps to Better Ethical Decision Making." Psychology Today. Sussex Publishers, LLC, 13 July 2012. Web. 10 November 2016
Siegler, M., and W. Winslade. "Ethics in Medicine." Clinical Ethics. By A. R. Jonsen. 7th ed. N.p.: McGraw-Hill, 2010, N. pag.